After the S&P rating agency downgraded ^{Senegal's score from “B-” to “CCC+”, the country ended up in 9th place} Place, last Guinea and Gambia in the ranking of 10 African countries with strong economic growth in 2025 , according to IMF projections.

The 2025 Economic Growth Report in Africa mentions that Senegal has the same growth rate (6%) as the Gambia, Djibouti and Tanzania, but is in the penultimate position of ranking, ahead of only Tanzania. Senegal which is part Now from the circle of oil and gas producing countries, should see its increase growth, in a context where the International Monetary Fund (IMF) balks to sign new economic agreements with government authorities.

Ethiopia and Guinea occupy respectively first and second place with, for each country, a rate growth of 7.20%.

A country like Benin, with a growth rate by 7%, is driven by ongoing economic diversification, development port infrastructures and the improvement of the business climate, then that Côte d'Ivoire (6.40%) is based on the dynamism of its investments public authorities, its major economic reforms and agricultural diversification (the world's largest cocoa producer).