Travel services in Senegal
Senegal: Travel services was 4.8% 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 imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Senegal is 4.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Senegal peaked at 23.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 178th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 13.8% | — |
| 1975 | 12.1% | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 17.0% | +40.3% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 21.0% | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 22.0% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 20.4% | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | -25.6% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 15.8% | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | +35.5% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | -39.0% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +212.2% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -39.3% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -79.8% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +96.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 12.1% | 22.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 14.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 6.7% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 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 travel services in Senegal?
- Travel services in Senegal was 4.8% 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 23.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for travel services?
- Senegal ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.