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Senegal raises CFA55 billion as five-year yield climbs to 8.24%
Investors offered more than the CFA50 billion sought. Borrowing costs rose on the one- and five-year maturities compared with 9 October.
Indicator
Gross public debt
The total gross debt of government, local authorities and public bodies as a share of GDP. WAEMU and CEMAC convergence criteria set a ceiling of 70% of GDP.
Unit : % of GDP · Source : IMF, World Economic Outlook
- less than 40.4%
- 40.4% to 51.2%
- 51.2% to 64.2%
- 64.2% to 86.8%
- 86.8% or more
- no data
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 260.4% | 2019 |
| 2 | Sudan | 204.4% | 2025 |
| 3 | Libya | 153.8% | 2025 |
| 4 | Senegal | 127.7% | 2025 |
| 5 | Cape Verde | 115.4% | 2025 |
| 6 | Zambia | 100.6% | 2025 |
| 7 | Congo - Brazzaville | 100.4% | 2025 |
| 8 | Malawi | 96.6% | 2025 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 90.3% | 2025 |
| 10 | Egypt | 86.8% | 2025 |
| 11 | Mauritius | 86.8% | 2025 |
| 12 | Gabon | 84.2% | 2025 |
| 13 | Tunisia | 81.7% | 2025 |
| 14 | South Africa | 78.4% | 2025 |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 75.1% | 2025 |
| 16 | Gambia | 73.7% | 2025 |
| 17 | Kenya | 71.3% | 2025 |
| 18 | Namibia | 67.5% | 2025 |
| 19 | Morocco | 66.6% | 2025 |
| 20 | Togo | 64.9% | 2025 |
| 21 | Rwanda | 64.7% | 2025 |
| 22 | South Sudan | 64.2% | 2025 |
| 23 | Benin | 59.3% | 2025 |
| 24 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 59.1% | 2025 |
| 25 | Côte d’Ivoire | 57.1% | 2025 |
| 26 | Liberia | 55.1% | 2025 |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 53.2% | 2025 |
| 28 | Uganda | 53.2% | 2025 |
| 29 | Angola | 52.9% | 2025 |
| 30 | Algeria | 52.1% | 2025 |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 51.4% | 2025 |
| 32 | Seychelles | 51.2% | 2025 |
| 33 | Tanzania | 49.8% | 2025 |
| 34 | Lesotho | 49.4% | 2025 |
| 35 | Ghana | 48.8% | 2025 |
| 36 | Madagascar | 47.7% | 2025 |
| 37 | Niger | 45.5% | 2025 |
| 38 | Eswatini | 44.8% | 2025 |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 43.3% | 2025 |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 42.6% | 2025 |
| 41 | Burundi | 42.0% | 2025 |
| 42 | Cameroon | 40.5% | 2025 |
| 43 | Mauritania | 40.4% | 2025 |
| 44 | Mali | 40.3% | 2025 |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 38.0% | 2025 |
| 46 | Guinea | 36.3% | 2025 |
| 47 | Nigeria | 36.1% | 2025 |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.4% | 2025 |
| 49 | Botswana | 34.0% | 2025 |
| 50 | Chad | 33.3% | 2025 |
| 51 | Djibouti | 31.3% | 2025 |
| 52 | Comoros | 30.5% | 2025 |
| 53 | Congo - Kinshasa | 20.4% | 2025 |
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook. Latest observed or estimated value from the source, excluding projections.
Method and source
Method and source
IMF World Economic Outlook data are published twice a year, in April and October. Values for the current and future years are projections; the ranking uses each country's latest observed or estimated year. Updated automatically every week on bifinances.
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