Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Senegal
Senegal: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 21.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Senegal, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 21.6% for food exports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Senegal peaked at 89.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1997.
That places Senegal 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 89.4% | — |
| 1963 | 85.3% | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 86.3% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 81.7% | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 67.1% | -17.9% |
| 1970 | 64.8% | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 53.0% | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 65.0% | +22.6% |
| 1973 | 53.7% | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 48.2% | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 52.0% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 64.4% | +23.7% |
| 1978 | 48.7% | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 60.0% | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 43.0% | -28.2% |
| 1981 | 26.7% | -38.0% |
| 1986 | 41.1% | +54.1% |
| 1987 | 45.3% | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | -79.0% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -34.6% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +146.7% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | +289.4% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -64.9% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +129.3% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +49.1% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -44.6% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -18.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 21.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 21.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +289.4% | 13.4% | 52.4% |
| 1998 | +146.7% | 6.2% | 15.3% |
| 2003 | +129.3% | 16.2% | 37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.5% | 67.1% | 89.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 56.6% | 48.2% | 65.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 26.7% | 45.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 6.2% | 15.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 16.2% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 26.8% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 21.6% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.02 billion current US$ (2023)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.27 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Senegal?
- Food exports in Senegal was 21.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for food exports?
- Senegal ranks 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.