Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Senegal
Senegal: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 32.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Senegal, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Senegal is 32.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Senegal peaked at 37.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1975.
Senegal ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.5% | — |
| 1961 | 11.8% | +12.3% |
| 1962 | 9.4% | -20.2% |
| 1963 | 13.2% | +40.1% |
| 1964 | 16.1% | +21.5% |
| 1965 | 17.7% | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 13.9% | -21.5% |
| 1967 | 19.2% | +38.1% |
| 1968 | 21.6% | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 13.3% | -38.6% |
| 1970 | 10.4% | -22.1% |
| 1971 | 12.1% | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | +30.3% |
| 1974 | 22.9% | +39.7% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | -77.3% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | +30.0% |
| 1977 | 17.6% | +161.2% |
| 1978 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 22.2% | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 25.1% | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | -19.3% |
| 1986 | 15.7% | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | -34.8% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | +28.1% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +20.4% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +65.9% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | -5.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 32.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 32.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +161.2% | 6.7% | 17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7% | 9.4% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 5.2% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 10.2% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 10.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 18.0% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 26.9% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 30.3% | 34.6% | 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 outside in Senegal?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Senegal was 32.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1975.
- How does Senegal rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Senegal ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.