Merchandise trade in Senegal
Senegal: Merchandise trade was 60.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 60.0% for merchandise trade in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Senegal peaked at 64.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1992.
Senegal ranks 85th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.4% | — |
| 1961 | 27.1% | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 26.3% | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 26.1% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 24.2% | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 24.9% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 24.4% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 25.9% | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 25.6% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 26.7% | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 25.7% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 30.6% | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 29.8% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 42.3% | +41.9% |
| 1975 | 36.9% | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 47.2% | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 36.7% | -22.3% |
| 1979 | 35.9% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 33.9% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 38.5% | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 36.3% | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | -19.1% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 26.8% | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 25.8% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +47.9% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 60.0% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.9% | 24.2% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.1% | 25.7% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 25.1% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.4% | 22.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 40.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 42.6% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 47.9% | 64.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- 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$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 631.05 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Senegal?
- Merchandise trade in Senegal was 60.0% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1992.
- How does Senegal rank for merchandise trade?
- Senegal ranks 85th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.