International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Senegal
Senegal: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 171.00 million current US$ in 2018. β Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Senegal, 1995β2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Senegal stood at 171.00 million current US$.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Senegal peaked at 253.00 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43.00 million current US$, in 2001.
That places Senegal 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.20 million current US$ | 53.00 million current US$ | 72.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 95.00 million current US$ | 43.00 million current US$ | 253.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.89 million current US$ | 133.00 million current US$ | 171.00 million current US$ | 9 |
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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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Senegal?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Senegal was 171.00 million current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 253.00 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.00 million current US$ in 2001.
- How does Senegal rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Senegal ranks 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.