Imports of goods and services in Senegal
Senegal: Imports of goods and services was 38.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 38.6% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Senegal peaked at 52.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 113th 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.
Imports of goods and services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1961 | 16.5% | +31.1% |
| 1962 | 15.9% | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 16.0% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 14.9% | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 16.0% | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 22.1% | +36.5% |
| 1969 | 24.2% | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 23.3% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 24.4% | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 25.7% | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 28.4% | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 36.1% | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 30.8% | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 32.6% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 38.3% | +17.5% |
| 1978 | 32.3% | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 31.0% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 33.2% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 44.5% | +34.1% |
| 1982 | 37.5% | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 42.5% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 33.9% | -20.3% |
| 1986 | 28.3% | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 26.6% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 26.7% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 30.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | -9.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 38.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 38.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.0%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 12.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 23.3% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.2% | 25.1% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 25.2% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 30.9% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 32.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 38.6% | 52.7% | 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 imports of goods and services in Senegal?
- Imports of goods and services in Senegal was 38.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for imports of goods and services?
- Senegal ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to 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.