Two-way investment brief
Australia–Senegal
Senegal direct investment in Australia
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Total Senegal investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Senegal
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Total Australian investment in Senegal
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Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Senegal in Australia
- Australia in Senegal
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Senegal → Australia
- Australia → Senegal
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Senegal trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$558 m
Goods exports to Senegal, 2025
A$42 m
Goods imports from Senegal, 2025
A$516 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Senegal
- Imports from Senegal
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Senegal
- Imports from Senegal
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Senegal’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 6.1% | 7.9% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3.0% |
| Inflation | 0.8% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | −11.3% | −5.6% | −6.2% | −5.8% | −5.7% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −13.4% | −7.9% | −6.7% | −5.7% | −4.0% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 132.4% | 130.2% | 132.3% | 133.4% | 132.0% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Senegal
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- New Australian FDI in Senegal
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Senegal globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $48 m · 107th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $2.0 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $37.0 bn
- Region · income
- Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.