Economic Trivia

Senegal has one of best developed tourism industries in Africa.

Trade Source: United Nations Comtrade
Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports.

Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): China, France, and India
Top 3 Exported Goods (2021): Precious Stones & Metals, Oil & Mineral Fuels, and Seafood

Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook

Agricultural and Fish Processing; Phosphate Mining; Fertilizer Production; Petroleum Refining

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]

GDP, PPP (current international) $64,807,161,046 (2021)
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) 6.064% (2021)
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) $3,840 (2021)
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GDP Country Rank 106/197 (2021)

GDP Composition %

Note: GDP composition percentage may exceed 100. Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures and is also reported separately because it plays a critical role in many economies.

Economic Indicators [1]

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 2.547% (2020)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) $28,931,403,336 (2021)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) 44.8% (2019)
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) 4.501% (2017)
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) 14.761% (2021)
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) ($2,215,256,001) (2018)
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Labor and Employment [1]

Labor Force, Total 4,377,305 (2021)
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) 29.427% (2020)
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) 13.628% (2020)
Employment in Services (% of total employment) 56.945% (2020)
Unemployment Rate 3.723% (2021)
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Trade [1]

Imports of goods and services (current US$) $11,312,124,798 (2021)
Exports of goods and services (current US$) $6,164,686,203 (2021)
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 53.94% (2021)
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) $2,231,904,247 (2021)
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) $1,215,585,390 (2018)
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Economic Snapshot [1]

Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.

How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Senegal’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.

Due to unavailable data the following indicators have been omitted:
  • Exports
  • FDI, net inflows
  • GDP Growth Rate
  • GDP Per Capita
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment

Sources

  1. The World Bank