Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Senegal in terms of export sales (selling), including Mali, India, and France. The second lists top trade partners of Senegal regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Senegal.
Senegal Major Exports
Market Value: 1,377 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Mali | 470,720 | 34.18 | 160.57 |
| 2 | India | 250,543 | 18.19 | 36.85 |
| 3 | France | 136,484 | 9.91 | 9.14 |
| 4 | Gambia | 60,572 | 4.40 | (8.06) |
| 5 | Guinea | 57,277 | 4.16 | 47.98 |
| 6 | Spain | 49,946 | 3.63 | (43.25) |
| 7 | Mauritania | 41,734 | 3.03 | 30.26 |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 39,960 | 2.90 | (13.45) |
| 9 | Chad | 35,889 | 2.61 | 892.62 |
| 10 | Italy | 32,042 | 2.33 | (65.39) |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 24,381 | 1.77 | 1,679.94 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 23,680 | 1.72 | 109.43 |
| 13 | Greece | 21,664 | 1.57 | (21.21) |
| 14 | Belgium | 18,733 | 1.36 | 102.18 |
| 15 | Togo | 18,611 | 1.35 | (0.73) |
| 16 | Nigeria | 12,479 | 0.91 | 56.74 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 10,022 | 0.73 | 48.60 |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 9,670 | 0.70 | (57.88) |
| 19 | Colombia | 7,657 | 0.56 | 332.79 |
| 20 | United States | 7,350 | 0.53 | 108.95 |
| 21 | Benin | 7,105 | 0.52 | (70.81) |
| 22 | Japan | 5,936 | 0.43 | (52.76) |
| 23 | Niger | 5,729 | 0.42 | NA |
| 24 | Switzerland | 5,140 | 0.37 | (23.64) |
| 25 | Morocco | 3,112 | 0.23 | (43.22) |
| 26 | Germany | 2,316 | 0.17 | (50.61) |
| 27 | Ghana | 2,197 | 0.16 | (48.71) |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 1,845 | 0.13 | (32.65) |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,828 | 0.13 | (36.54) |
| 30 | Portugal | 1,751 | 0.13 | (80.24) |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 1,648 | 0.12 | (16.58) |
| 32 | South Korea | 1,523 | 0.11 | 68.81 |
| 33 | Brazil | 1,491 | 0.11 | 12,027.98 |
| 34 | Liberia | 1,422 | 0.10 | (66.83) |
| 35 | Finland | 1,312 | 0.10 | 47.74 |
| 36 | Lebanon | 1,142 | 0.08 | (41.23) |
Senegal Major Imports
Market Value: 4,850 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | France | 875,141 | 18.05 | 26.64 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 771,039 | 15.90 | 130.62 |
| 3 | Thailand | 433,031 | 8.93 | 144.44 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 262,444 | 5.41 | 401.12 |
| 5 | China | 248,674 | 5.13 | 156.02 |
| 6 | Brazil | 194,826 | 4.02 | 80.28 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 174,306 | 3.59 | 136.23 |
| 8 | Germany | 140,589 | 2.90 | 79.46 |
| 9 | Spain | 127,237 | 2.62 | 8.30 |
| 10 | Japan | 119,446 | 2.46 | 73.42 |
| 11 | India | 102,381 | 2.11 | 152.43 |
| 12 | Russia | 90,141 | 1.86 | 199.11 |
| 13 | United States | 85,402 | 1.76 | (3.70) |
| 14 | Belgium | 84,753 | 1.75 | 3.61 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 83,061 | 1.71 | 26.90 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 67,663 | 1.40 | 251.48 |
| 17 | Morocco | 67,356 | 1.39 | 145.33 |
| 18 | Finland | 66,697 | 1.38 | 1,356.29 |
| 19 | Vietnam | 64,327 | 1.33 | 19.27 |
| 20 | South Africa | 62,174 | 1.28 | 53.72 |
| 21 | Ireland | 61,391 | 1.27 | 34.23 |
| 22 | Italy | 53,821 | 1.11 | (40.14) |
| 23 | Turkey | 50,906 | 1.05 | 175.88 |
| 24 | Egypt | 49,203 | 1.01 | 179.47 |
| 25 | Uruguay | 47,333 | 0.98 | 379.44 |
| 26 | Portugal | 45,710 | 0.94 | 232.05 |
| 27 | Canada | 36,869 | 0.76 | 47.35 |
| 28 | Benin | 29,957 | 0.62 | 2,674.77 |
| 29 | Singapore | 28,217 | 0.58 | 575.51 |
| 30 | Switzerland | 28,172 | 0.58 | 176.16 |
| 31 | Venezuela | 25,496 | 0.53 | 1,394.24 |
| 32 | South Korea | 24,560 | 0.51 | 90.11 |
| 33 | Pakistan | 23,911 | 0.49 | 491.69 |
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19,132 | 0.39 | 223.26 |
| 35 | Tunisia | 16,278 | 0.34 | 6.16 |
| 36 | Sweden | 15,897 | 0.33 | 53.33 |