Wealth and income percentiles in Senegal
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Senegal? Model estimates for 8.3 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Senegal
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | USD 2,710 |
| Top 10% | USD 21,600 |
| Top 5% | USD 39,600 |
| Top 1% | USD 120,000 |
| Top 0.1% | USD 645,000 |
| Average (mean) | USD 12,100 |
Income thresholds in Senegal
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | USD 2,350 |
| Top 10% | USD 10,200 |
| Top 5% | USD 14,400 |
| Top 1% | USD 32,200 |
| Top 0.1% | USD 101,000 |
| Average (mean) | USD 4,340 |
Senegal in a global context
Senegal has 0.15% of the world’s adults. About 0.65% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 0.04% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 0.62% and 0.03%.
The median adult in Senegal is in the global top 71.5% by net worth and the global top 66.4% by income. Senegal is home to about <0.01% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 5 | No direct national net-worth distribution has been imported. Wealth is donor/proxy-based. |
| Income | 5 | ANSD EHCVM II has been identified, but no complete comparable gross-income distribution has been imported. The curve is donor/proxy based. |
- World Inequality Lab, Technical Note 2026/04, country appendix
- ANSD Senegal EHCVM II 2021/22 release
- World Inequality Lab, Technical Note 2026/04, country appendix
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Senegal?
About USD 120,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about USD 21,600.
What is the median income in Senegal?
The median adult in Senegal has a broad pre-tax economic income of about USD 2,350 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Senegal are in the global top 1%?
About 0.04% of adults in Senegal are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.03% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Senegal is 5/5 for net worth and 5/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.