Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Senegal
Senegal: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 54.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Senegal, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 54.2% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Senegal peaked at 87.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2018.
That places Senegal 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.7% | — |
| 1961 | 85.1% | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 81.7% | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 79.8% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 75.3% | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 83.7% | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 70.4% | -16.0% |
| 1968 | 67.1% | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 83.8% | +24.9% |
| 1970 | 87.8% | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 82.6% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 76.3% | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 72.7% | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 66.1% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 81.9% | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 83.7% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 73.9% | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 70.3% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 65.0% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 69.7% | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 68.4% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 64.4% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 68.3% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 65.9% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 76.3% | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 71.2% | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 66.9% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 68.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 78.8% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 67.3% | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 68.4% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 61.9% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | -4.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 54.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.4%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 54.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.9% | 67.1% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.0% | 66.1% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.6% | 64.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 67.3% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 50.1% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 47.0% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 54.2% | 58.5% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Senegal?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Senegal was 54.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Senegal ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.