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About

China-Senegal Trade: In 2022, China exported $3.61B to Senegal. The main products that China exported to Senegal were Special Purpose Ships ($191M), Iron Structures ($126M), and Light Pure Woven Cotton ($115M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Senegal have increased at an annualized rate of 13.4%, from $1.92B in 2017 to $3.61B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Senegal.

Senegal-China Trade: In 2022, Senegal exported $239M to China. The main products that Senegal exported to China were Ground Nuts ($128M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($31M), and Titanium Ore ($24.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Senegal to China have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%,  from $144M in 2017 to $239M in 2022.

In 2022, Senegal did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Senegal ranked 85 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 120 in total exports ($6.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
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In 2022, China exported $3.61B to Senegal. The main products exported from China to Senegal were Special Purpose Ships ($191M), Iron Structures ($126M), and Light Pure Woven Cotton ($115M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Senegal have increased at an annualized rate of 13.4%, from $1.92B in 2017 to $3.61B in 2022.

In 2017, Senegal exported $239M to China. The main products exported from Senegal to China were Ground Nuts ($128M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($31M), and Titanium Ore ($24.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Senegal to China have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $144M in 2022 to $239M in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Senegal (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Senegal (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
Senegal
Top Destination
Mali$1.13B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Senegal. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Senegal or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Senegal included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Senegal than China included Mali ($1.13B), Guinea-Bissau ($88.4M), and American Samoa ($871k).

Difference in imports from Senegal (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Senegal

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Senegal by product, considering products traded by both, China and Senegal.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Senegal in the exports of Metals ($751M), Machines ($640M), and Textiles ($595M).

During 2017, Senegal had a large net trade with China in the exports of Vegetable Products ($145M), Mineral Products ($64.7M), and Animal Products ($15.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Senegal+$54.1MTelephones
Top Product Potential Senegal China+$18.1MNon-fillet Frozen Fish

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Senegal. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Senegal. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Senegal indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Senegal (Flag) (2022)

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