Senegal GDP Expands Faster in Q4

2026-03-31 11:27 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

The economy of Senegal grew by 4.2% year-on-year in Q4 2025, accelerating from a downwardly revised 3.7% rise in the previous period.

The expansion was primarily driven by robust activity in the primary sector (+8.6%) and secondary sector (+5.1%), alongside the tertiary sector (2.7%).

Net product taxes, after subsidies, also rose 2.8% during the quarter.

From the demand perspective, the pickup in economic activity was supported by higher exports of goods and services (+29.7%), increased gross fixed capital formation (+7.2%), and growth in final consumption (+3.4%).On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the GDP advanced by 3.1%.

The Senegalese GDP expanded by 6.7% in 2025, the most since 2018, following a downwardly revised 6.5% rise in 2024.



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