The World Bank in Senegal

The World Bank’s assistance to Senegal focuses on three points: accelerated growth and wealth creation; human development and shared growth; and rural and urban synergies.

Economic Update

Improving resilience to shocks

Ensuring inclusive growth in the face of recurring shocks is a major challenge for the country.
The role of climate resilient infrastructure

Coastal and beach protection

Senegal is reviving tourism as a priority sector to drive economic growth and contribute to job creation.
Africa’s Pulse Report

Building Resilience to Shocks

Amid new shocks and slow economic growth, expanding social protection programs is necessary to strengthen economic resilience.

Senegal At-A-Glance

Located in the westernmost part of the African continent, Senegal is bordered by Mauritania, Mali, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. It surrounds The Gambia, a small Anglophone country. Senegal enjoys a tropical dry climate and has a population of 16.7 million inhabitants, a quarter of whom live in the Dakar region (0.3% of the territory).

Overview

Data

Projects

Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support Project

Since 2015, the PRAPS has directly supported more than two million livestock herders in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.

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Research

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Blogs

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Experts

Keiko Miwa

Country Director for Cabo Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Senegal

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In Depth

Apr 05, 2023

Africa’s Pulse

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to slow from 3.6% in 2022 to 3.1% in 2023.
Oct 05, 2022

CPIA Africa

The overall 2021 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score for the region’s 39 IDA-eligible countries remains unchanged at 3.1.
IDA in Africa

With IDA’s help, hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty—through the creation of jobs, access to clean water, schools, roads, nutrition, electricity, and more.
World Bank Africa Multimedia

Watch, listen and click through the latest videos, podcasts and slideshows highlighting the World Bank’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Doing Business in Senegal

The Doing Business report provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. See where your country ranks.