Senegal's exports increased by 4.8% in August 2021 compared to the previous month. The figures were published by the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD) based in Dakar.

According to ANSD, the main products exported by Senegal during the month under review are petroleum products (46.2 billion FCFA), non-monetary gold (45.6 billion FCFA), phosphoric acid ( 21.4 billion FCFA), crustaceans, molluscs and shellfish (11.9 billion FCFA) and fresh sea fish (10.3 billion FCFA). These exports stood at 235.5 billion FCFA against 224.8 billion FCFA in July 2021, an increase of 10.7 billion FCFA. "This increase is mainly explained by that of shipments of petroleum products (+92.6%), crustaceans, molluscs and shellfish (+33.4%) and non-monetary gold (+1.0%)>> , advances the ANSD. Senegal's main customers were Mali (23.3%), Switzerland (15.9%), India (13.7%), the United States (3.8%) and Spain ( 3.7%). For their part, imports for the month of August 2021, they are valued at 457.7 billion FCFA against 419.9 billion FCFA in the previous month, an increase of 9.0%. Senegal's main suppliers were France (11.6%), Nigeria (9.3%), China (7.8%), India (6.6%) and Russia (6.3%). %). The trade balance stood at -222.3 billion FCFA in August 2021, against -195.2 billion FCFA in July.