Food imports in Senegal
Senegal: Food imports was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Senegal, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, food imports in Senegal stood at 19.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Senegal peaked at 38.4% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 68th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Food imports in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 32.3% | — |
| 1963 | 34.3% | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 37.6% | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 36.9% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 36.0% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 38.4% | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 37.2% | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 34.8% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 28.9% | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 32.2% | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 28.5% | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 37.9% | +32.9% |
| 1974 | 34.8% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 24.7% | -29.1% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 25.3% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 24.0% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 24.6% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 21.4% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.9% | 32.3% | 38.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 28.9% | 23.8% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 21.4% | 27.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 24.7% | 30.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 23.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.5% | 24.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 631.05 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Senegal?
- Food imports in Senegal was 19.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1967.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for food imports?
- Senegal ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.