Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Senegal
Senegal: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 37 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Senegal, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 37 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Senegal peaked at 77 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 37 %, in 2022.
That places Senegal 51st out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54 % | — |
| 2001 | 57 % | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 59 % | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 61 % | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 64 % | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 69 % | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 77 % | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 72 % | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 64 % | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 58 % | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 60 % | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 61 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 59 % | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 54 % | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 50 % | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 % | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 44 % | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 42 % | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 40 % | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 41 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 39 % | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 37 % | -5.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 37 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 37 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 %, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5 % | 54 % | 77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8 % | 40 % | 61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39 % | 37 % | 41 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Senegal?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Senegal was 37 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 % in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.