• Senegal trade rose 19.4% to 13,214 billion CFA
• Exports jumped 51.8%, driven by gold and oil
• Economy grew 7.9% in 2025, IMF says

Senegal's  total trade rose 19.4% to 13,214.3 billion CFA francs (approximately $23.76 million) in 2025, from 11,070.5 billion CFA francs in 2024, according to the latest foreign trade bulletin published on Thursday by the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD).

Imports edged up 1.6% to 7,279.1 billion CFA francs, compared with 7,161.4 billion CFA francs a year earlier. In December, imports fell to 544.8 billion CFA francs, down 24.6% year-on-year and 23.6% from November’s 713.3 billion CFA francs, reflecting lower purchases of transport equipment, pharmaceutical products and sugar. Senegal’s main suppliers that month were China, France, Russia, India and the Netherlands.

Exports jumped 51.8% to 5,935.2 billion CFA francs in 2025, up from 3,909.1 billion CFA francs in 2024. In December, exports surged to 825.3 billion CFA francs, up 155% from November’s 323.6 billion CFA francs and 104.1% higher than a year earlier. Key destinations were Switzerland, Belgium, Mali, Spain and the United Kingdom.

The ANSD said the strong year-end performance was supported by higher shipments of non-monetary gold, crude oil and refined petroleum products. Lower exports of phosphates and seafood partly offset the gains.

Senegal’s economy grew by an estimated 7.9% in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund, driven by oil and gas production and a rebound in agriculture.

Lydie Mobio