Exports of goods and services in Senegal
Senegal: Exports of goods and services was 32.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services in Senegal stood at 32.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.5% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Senegal peaked at 32.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 109th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.5% | — |
| 1961 | 14.5% | +26.1% |
| 1962 | 13.9% | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 12.1% | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 12.0% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 12.0% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 12.7% | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 11.7% | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 13.5% | +15.6% |
| 1969 | 14.7% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 16.1% | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 15.3% | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 18.1% | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 25.3% | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 21.5% | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 21.5% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 25.6% | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | -30.2% |
| 1979 | 18.8% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 21.3% | +32.5% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 23.7% | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 16.6% | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +56.6% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | +27.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 32.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 32.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.2%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.9% | 11.5% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.7% | 15.3% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 14.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 13.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.7% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 20.7% | 32.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 48.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -57.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Senegal?
- Exports of goods and services in Senegal was 32.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for exports of goods and services?
- Senegal ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.