Travel services in Senegal
Senegal: Travel services was 4.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Senegal, 1974–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Senegal is 4.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Senegal peaked at 20.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 178th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 12.5% | — |
| 1975 | 10.9% | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | +33.5% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 18.1% | +29.1% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | -42.9% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 11.3% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | +33.0% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | -47.5% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +28.0% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +216.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -39.0% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -79.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +96.7% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 10.9% | 19.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 7.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 6.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 6.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 4.7% | 4 |
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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)
- 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 travel services in Senegal?
- Travel services in Senegal was 4.7% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for travel services?
- Senegal ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.