International tourism, expenditures in Senegal
Senegal: International tourism, expenditures was 3.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Senegal, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3.6% for international tourism, expenditures in 2018.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Senegal peaked at 8.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2006.
That places Senegal 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.5% | — |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +89.1% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -39.6% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 9 |
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)
- 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 in Senegal?
- International tourism, expenditures in Senegal was 3.6% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Senegal ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.