Travel services in Senegal
Senegal: Travel services was 46.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Senegal, 1974–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 46.5% for travel services in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Senegal peaked at 57.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 82nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 43.1% | — |
| 1975 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 49.3% | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 50.9% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 55.6% | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 51.6% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 35.3% | -31.6% |
| 1982 | 37.5% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 40.3% | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 42.8% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 48.4% | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 52.6% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 42.7% | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 57.5% | +34.4% |
| 1992 | 55.0% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +38.4% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -57.7% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +88.4% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 43.1% | 55.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 45.4% | 35.3% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 41.9% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 35.3% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 35.6% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 18.1% | 46.5% | 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 travel services in Senegal?
- Travel services in Senegal was 46.5% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for travel services?
- Senegal ranks 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.