Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Senegal
Senegal: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 14.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Senegal, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 14.8% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Senegal peaked at 17.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1975.
Senegal ranks 120th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8% | — |
| 1961 | 7.9% | +36.0% |
| 1962 | 6.1% | -23.0% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | +44.5% |
| 1964 | 10.7% | +21.8% |
| 1965 | 12.1% | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 9.6% | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 15.3% | +59.1% |
| 1968 | 8.8% | -42.4% |
| 1969 | 6.9% | -21.7% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | -18.7% |
| 1972 | 6.6% | +42.2% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | +39.3% |
| 1974 | 7.2% | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -74.0% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +47.5% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +63.3% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -28.7% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | +142.2% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 11.1% | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | +24.7% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | -47.4% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -45.0% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | +36.6% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -33.0% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 14.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.4%, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 14.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.6%, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +142.2% | 3.2% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 5.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 1.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 3.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 6.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 14.8% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Senegal?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Senegal was 14.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1975.
- How does Senegal rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Senegal ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.