Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Senegal
Senegal: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 12.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Customs and other import duties in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for customs and other import duties in Senegal is 12.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Senegal peaked at 15.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2023.
That places Senegal 36th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.1% | — |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -16.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 12.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 12.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.1% | 15.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.9% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 33 Burkina Faso 13.1% compare
- 34 Burundi 13.0% compare
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.0%
- 37 Cameroon 12.7% compare
- 38 Ghana 12.7% compare
- 39 Kyrgyzstan 12.5% compare
More public sector data for Senegal
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- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 79.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -55.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Senegal?
- Customs and other import duties in Senegal was 12.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for customs and other import duties?
- Senegal ranks 36th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.