Information on Senegal
BASIC INFORMATION
| Name | REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL |
| Governance | DEMOCRACY |
| Capital CITY | DAKAR |
| Population | 15.26 MILLION |
| Official language (s) | FRENCH |
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| Time Zone | (UTC+0)) (GMT+0)
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| Main Port | PORT OF DAKAR |
| Income Group | LOW INCOME |
| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%) | 10.8 |
| YOUTH UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE (%) | 13.1 |
NATIONAL MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRADE
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NATIONAL TRADE PROFILE
| UNIT CURRENCY | WEST AFRICAN CFA CRANC (XOF) |
| EASE OF DOING BUSINESS RANKING (With link) | 140 |
| MAIN IMPORT COMMODITY (%) | MINERAL FUELS (20) ; MACHINERY (11) |
| MAIN EXPORT COMMODITY (%) | FISH, CRUSTACEANS (14); PEARLS (12) |
| MAIN EXPORT PARTNERS (%) | AFRICA (48); EUROPE (27) |
| MAIN IMPORT PARTNERS (%) | EUROPE (43); ASIA (33) |
| SHARE OF INTRA REGIONAL TRADE (%) | 8.0 |
| SHARE OF GLOBAL TRADE (%) | |
| GDP GROWTH (ANNUAL %) | 7.1 |
| GDP PER CAPITA | 1093 |
| SYSTEM OF TRADE | |
| CORPORATE TAX RATE (%) | 30 |
| LENDING CATEGORY | |
| PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE (%) | 40 |
| INFLATION (%) | 1.5 |
| Balance of trade | -237 CFA FRANC BILLION |
| Current account | -498 XOF BILLION |
| Interest rate (%) | 4.5 |
NATIONAL TRADE AND RELATED LINKS
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