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January 8, 2012
Senegal, a country of just over 11 million people, is one of the world’s least developed countries. It has a GDP per capita of just over $1,000, ranking it at number 159 out of 182 countries. In 2010, the country had a GDP of $5.4 billion, according to the World Bank.
The country’s main exports are cashew nuts, fish, and palm oil.
In 2010, the country’s exports totaled $2.4 billion, according to the World Bank, with the largest share of that going to France and China.
The World Bank lists Senegal as having a current account deficit of about $1.5 billion, meaning that it is running a trade deficit. The country has a debt of $2.1 billion, and its debt-to-GDP ratio is about 70 percent, according to the World Bank.
Senegal’s main export is cashew nuts. In 2010, the country’s exports totaled $2.4 billion, with the largest share of that going to France and China.
In the past, Senegal has relied on the export of fish, which is the country’s main source of foreign currency. But the country’s fisheries industry has declined in recent years, according to the World Bank.