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Export Market

Senegal

ISO: SN / SEN

Country Profile

Capital Dakar
Population 18.6M
GDP $32.8B (2024)
GDP per Capita $1,773
Income Level Lower-Middle Income
Currency West African CFA franc (XOF Fr)
Language French
Timezone UTC
Region Africa · Western Africa

Trade Partners

Senegal Exports To

  • Mali 21.0%
  • India 12.0%
  • Switzerland 11.0%
  • China 5.0%
  • UAE 4.0%

Key exports: gold, refined petroleum, phosphoric acid, fish, cement (2023)

Senegal Imports From

  • China 19.0%
  • France 9.0%
  • Nigeria 7.0%
  • India 7.0%
  • Russia 5.0%

Key imports: refined petroleum, crude petroleum, rice, garments, wheat (2023)

Economic Overview

lower middle-income, services-driven West African economy; key mining, construction, agriculture, and fishing industries; tourism and exports hit hard by COVID-19; large informal economy; developing offshore oil and gas fields; systemic corruption

Government: presidential republic

UK Trade Status

No FTA

There is currently no free trade agreement between the UK and Senegal. Standard WTO terms apply.

Geographic Region

Africa

Trading Bloc Memberships

Senegal is a member of the following trade agreements and economic blocs.

AfCFTA African Continental Free Trade Area Free Trade Area ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States Economic Union

Export Guidance

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Also in This Region

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇼 Botswana FTA 🇨🇲 Cameroon FTA 🇪🇬 Egypt FTA 🇸🇿 Eswatini FTA 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇬🇭 Ghana FTA 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast FTA

Official Resources

Government export support for Senegal.

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