Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Senegal
Senegal: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 8.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Senegal, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Senegal is 8.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 203.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Senegal peaked at 8.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Senegal 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.6% | — |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +300.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +203.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Senegal?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Senegal was 8.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Senegal ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.