Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Senegal
Senegal: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 35.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Senegal, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Senegal stood at 35.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Senegal peaked at 97.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2008.
That places Senegal 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.1% | — |
| 1961 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 94.4% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 96.2% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 93.5% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 95.4% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 87.7% | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 94.6% | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 96.4% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 70.7% | -26.7% |
| 1972 | 78.0% | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 71.0% | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 79.5% | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 84.6% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 76.2% | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 67.2% | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 77.0% | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 61.5% | -20.1% |
| 1981 | 50.9% | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 68.3% | +34.2% |
| 1983 | 78.7% | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 65.8% | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 59.7% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 61.8% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 62.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 64.9% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 64.2% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 60.5% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 65.2% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 54.1% | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 58.5% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | -27.1% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +43.9% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | -2.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 35.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 35.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.7% | 87.7% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.1% | 67.2% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 50.9% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 42.2% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 25.9% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 28.7% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.8% | 38.8% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Senegal?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Senegal was 35.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Senegal ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.