Senegal vs Sudan

Senegal vs Sudan: GDP growth

GDP growth: 6.7% a year in Senegal in 2025 and -2.5% a year in Sudan in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Senegal, by 7.1 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Senegal vs Sudan: GDP growthGDP growth: 6.7% a year in Senegal in 2025 and -2.5% a year in Sudan in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Senegal, by 7.1 percentage points.
SenegalSudanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Senegal has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Sudan.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Sudan at 8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSenegalSudan
20256.7–
20246.5-19.3
20234.3-23.5
20223.9-2.5
20216.50.5
20201.3-3.6
20194.6-2.5
20186.2-2.3
20177.40.8
20166.44.7
20156.44.9
20146.24.7
20132.42
20124-17
20111.3-3.2
20103.43.9
20092.8-2.8
20083.73.8
20072.85.7
20062.36.5
20054.35.6
20044.65.1
20035.66.3
20020.15.9
20014.310.9
20003.98.4
199964.2
199868.2
19972.76.1
19961.95.5
19956.18.9
1994-0.23.5
19931.32.8
19921.25.5
19912.67
1990-0.70.8
198941.4
1988-0.64.3
19876.16.5
19863.19.9
19853.3-0.6
19843.7-5.6
1983-5.3-1.5
19827.84.1
19815.16.3
1980-0.82.5
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSenegalSudan
2026–7
2027–15
2028–10
2029–8
2030–8
2031–8

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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