Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Senegal

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Senegal
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Senegal: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.3819 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.3819 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 11.3%

World rank

80th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.4308 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

All-time low

0.1083 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1966

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Senegal, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Senegal is 0.3819 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Senegal peaked at 0.4308 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1083 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1966.

That places Senegal 80th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Senegal, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1962	0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1963	0.1429 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1964	0.1414 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1965	0.1292 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1966	0.1083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1967	0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1968	0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1969	0.1338 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1970	0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1971	0.1396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
1972	0.1667 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.4%
1973	0.1891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
1974	0.2216 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1975	0.1631 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.4%
1976	0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1977	0.2439 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.2%
1978	0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
1979	0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1980	0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1981	0.2494 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1982	0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1983	0.2527 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1984	0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1985	0.2125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1986	0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
1987	0.1452 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
1988	0.1567 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1989	0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.2%
1990	0.178 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1991	0.1504 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1992	0.1539 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1993	0.1362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1994	0.1664 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
1995	0.1891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
1996	0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1997	0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1998	0.2218 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
1999	0.2398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
2000	0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2001	0.2515 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2002	0.2651 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2003	0.2563 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2004	0.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2005	0.2803 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2006	0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2007	0.3095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2008	0.331 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2009	0.2635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2010	0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2011	0.2986 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2012	0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2013	0.3203 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2014	0.3051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2015	0.2937 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2016	0.2872 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2017	0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2018	0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2019	0.3468 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.1%
2020	0.3178 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2021	0.3502 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2022	0.4308 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
2023	0.3819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2439 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1452 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1818 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2744 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.331 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3019 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3468 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3178 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4308 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Senegal

77 Congo 0.389 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
78 Portugal 0.3886 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
79 Macau, China 0.384 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
81 Romania 0.3793 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
82 Brunei Darussalam 0.3769 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
83 Cyprus 0.3761 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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)

All data for Senegal →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Senegal?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Senegal was 0.3819 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 0.4308 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1083 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
How does Senegal rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Senegal ranks 80th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.