Current account balance in Senegal
Senegal: Current account balance was -4.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Current account balance in Senegal, 2005–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
In 2010, current account balance in Senegal stood at -4.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.4% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Senegal ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current account balance in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -7.9% | — |
| 2006 | -9.3% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | -11.7% | +25.9% |
| 2008 | -14.1% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | -6.8% | -52.0% |
| 2010 | -4.7% | -30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -10.0% | -14.1% | -6.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | -4.7% | -4.7% | -4.7% | 1 |
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More trade data for Senegal
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 124.39 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 103.69 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.34 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 86.73 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 95.8 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.8 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.12 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 19.9 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 25.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Senegal?
- Current account balance in Senegal was -4.7% in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was -4.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.1% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for current account balance?
- Senegal ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.