Manufactures imports in Senegal
Senegal: Manufactures imports was 46.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Senegal, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 46.4% for manufactures imports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Senegal peaked at 61.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1981.
Senegal ranks 175th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 60.7% | — |
| 1963 | 58.9% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 56.2% | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 53.0% | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 55.9% | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 54.9% | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 53.8% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 61.6% | +14.6% |
| 1971 | 57.7% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 61.7% | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 52.6% | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 49.3% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 58.7% | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 60.7% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 58.2% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 57.0% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 40.6% | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | +21.2% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | -25.7% |
| 1997 | 44.7% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 57.6% | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 46.4% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.8% | 53.0% | 60.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 57.5% | 49.3% | 61.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 40.6% | 57.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 42.4% | 57.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 42.4% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 42.5% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 45.1% | 49.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (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 manufactures imports in Senegal?
- Manufactures imports in Senegal was 46.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1981.
- How does Senegal rank for manufactures imports?
- Senegal ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.