Senegal recorded a Current Account deficit of 9.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Current Account to GDP in Senegal averaged -10.29 percent of GDP from 1980 until 2025, reaching an all time high of -4.20 percent of GDP in 2016 and a record low of -20.10 percent of GDP in 1981. source: ANSD, Senegal

Current Account to GDP in Senegal is expected to reach -6.40 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Senegal Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -5.80 percent of GDP in 2027 and -5.60 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -13.30 1.50 XOF Billion May 2026
Current Account to GDP -9.20 -12.10 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 502.80 547.70 XOF Billion May 2026
Imports 516.10 546.10 XOF Billion May 2026
Terms of Trade 126.40 131.88 points May 2026


Senegal Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-9.20 -12.10 -4.20 -20.10 1980 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly