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2023
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Exports $360MRnk 116 / 220
2023
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Top Product $78.1MCars
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Exports $196MRnk 8 / 156
2023
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Top Product $84.7MProcessed Fish
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.51Rnk 87 / 132
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GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$30.8BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH63.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,706CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH23.7%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Senegal Trade: In 2023, United States exported $360M to Senegal. The main products that United States exported to Senegal were Cars ($78.1M), Petroleum Gas ($43.8M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($21.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Senegal have increased at an annualized rate of 6.66%, from $260M in 2018 to $360M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Senegal.

Senegal-United States Trade: In 2023, Senegal exported $196M to United States. The main products that Senegal exported to United States were Processed Fish ($84.7M), Fake Hair ($43.5M), and Processed Synthetic Staple Fibers ($27.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Senegal to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.58%,  from $157M in 2018 to $196M in 2023.

In 2023, Senegal did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Senegal ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.51), and 125 in total exports ($5.72B).

Company data: In 2024, leading companies such as Apex Tool Group (1) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Senegal to the United States. Conversely, Other (1) were notable for importing products to Senegal from the United States.

Latest Trends

January, 2025

About

Overview In January 2025, United States exported $43.6M and imported $32M from Senegal, resulting in a positive trade balance of $11.6M. Between January 2024 and January 2025 the exports of United States have increased by $21.7M (98.9%) from $21.9M to $43.6M, while imports increased by $10.3M (47.6%) from $21.7M to $32M.

Trade In January 2025, the top exports of United States to Senegal were Cars ($5.28M), Machinery Having Individual Functions ($3.26M), Ethylene Polymers ($1.59M), Centrifuges ($1.47M), and Video Displays ($1.08M). In January 2025 the top imports of United States from Senegal were Processed Fish ($10.8M), Fake Hair ($5.02M), Titanium Ore ($4.28M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($892k), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($287k).

Origins In January 2025 the exports of United States were mainly from New York ($4.38M), Texas ($3.49M), Mississippi ($3.12M), New Jersey ($2.63M), and Florida ($2.48M), while imports destinations were mainly Alabama ($73.1M), New Jersey ($4.28M), Illinois ($775k), Georgia ($708k), and California ($672k).

Growth In January 2025, the increase in United States's year-by-year exports to Senegal was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Machinery Having Individual Functions ($2.98M or 1.08k%), Centrifuges ($1.43M or 3.73k%), and Ethylene Polymers ($979k or 160%). In January 2025, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from Senegal was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Processed Fish ($1.9M or 21.4%), Fake Hair ($749k or 17.5%), and Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($24.3k or 18.4%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$21.7M(98.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$10.3M(47.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (January 2025)New York$4.38M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for United States. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of United States over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, United States exported $360M to Senegal. The main products exported from United States to Senegal were Cars ($78.1M), Petroleum Gas ($43.8M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($21.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Senegal have increased at an annualized rate of 6.66%, from $260M in 2018 to $360M in 2023.

In 2018, Senegal exported $196M to United States. The main products exported from Senegal to United States were Processed Fish ($84.7M), Fake Hair ($43.5M), and Processed Synthetic Staple Fibers ($27.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Senegal to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.58%, from $157M in 2023 to $196M in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Senegal (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Senegal (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B
Senegal
Top DestinationMali$1.22B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Senegal included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Senegal than United States included Mali ($1.22B), Guinea-Bissau ($157M), and Gambia ($210M).

Difference in imports from Senegal (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Senegal

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Senegal in the exports of Transportation ($113M), Machines ($65.3M), and Mineral Products ($60.2M).

During 2018, Senegal had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Foodstuffs ($86M), Footwear and Headwear ($43.5M), and Textiles ($30.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Senegal+$53.4MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Senegal United States+$22.2MRefined Petroleum

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 United States and Senegal. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Senegal. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Senegal indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Senegal (Flag) (2023)

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