Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Senegal
Senegal: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 36.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Senegal, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Senegal is 36.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Senegal peaked at 43.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1966.
That places Senegal 83rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.1% | — |
| 1961 | 13.5% | -16.0% |
| 1962 | 12.9% | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 13.6% | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 13.5% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 12.3% | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 11.4% | +12.4% |
| 1968 | 12.4% | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 13.2% | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 15.8% | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 18.1% | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 21.9% | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | -27.9% |
| 1976 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 23.1% | +47.9% |
| 1978 | 20.4% | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 21.2% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 24.6% | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 24.9% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 25.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 13.9% | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 18.9% | +24.9% |
| 1990 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 15.2% | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 10.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.6% | 11.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 13.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 13.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 23.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 27.0% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 31.8% | 43.1% | 5 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 371.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 726,030 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5122 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,001 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7922 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Senegal?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Senegal was 36.4% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1966.
- How does Senegal rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Senegal ranks 83rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).