Tariff rates in Senegal

Senegal: Tariff rates was 8.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.4
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
55th
of 184 countries
All-time high
12.3
in 2017
All-time low
8.08
in 2012
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Tariff rates in Senegal, 2001–2022

02.557.51012.52001201120222001: 9.42002: 8.32003: 9.12004: 9.22005: 9.22006: 9.32007: 8.52008: 8.52009: 92010: 8.82011: 8.52012: 8.12013: 8.12014: 8.52015: 8.62016: 8.82017: 12.32018: 11.52019: 9.12020: 9.12021: 8.92022: 8.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rates in Senegal is 8.4, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rates in Senegal peaked at 12.3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.08, in 2012.

Senegal ranks 55th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Tariff rates in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Tariff rates in Senegal, 2001 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2001 9.4 —
2002 8.26 -12.1%
2003 9.12 +10.4%
2004 9.25 +1.4%
2005 9.2 -0.5%
2006 9.35 +1.6%
2007 8.49 -9.2%
2008 8.49 +0.0%
2009 9 +6.0%
2010 8.85 -1.7%
2011 8.51 -3.8%
2012 8.08 -5.1%
2013 8.08 +0.0%
2014 8.46 +4.7%
2015 8.62 +1.9%
2016 8.75 +1.5%
2017 12.3 +40.6%
2018 11.52 -6.3%
2019 9.12 -20.8%
2020 9.07 -0.5%
2021 8.88 -2.1%
2022 8.4 -5.4%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 8.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.43, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 8.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.85, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tariff rates in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +40.6% 8.75 12.3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.95 8.26 9.4 9
2010s 9.23 8.08 12.3 10
2020s 8.78 8.4 9.07 3

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 52 Madagascar 8.74 compare
  2. 53 Mauritania 8.68 compare
  3. 54 Tanzania 8.64 compare
  4. 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.4 compare
  5. 57 Niger 8.36 compare
  6. 58 Fiji 8.35 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rates in Senegal?
Tariff rates in Senegal was 8.4 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rates recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 12.3 in 2017.
What is the lowest tariff rates recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 8.08 in 2012.
How does Senegal rank for tariff rates?
Senegal ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rates rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tariff rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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