Mali took 14.4% of Senegal's 566.0bn FCFA (€863mn) of goods exports in September 2026, making it Senegal's second-largest customer after Switzerland, financial news site Sika Finance reported, citing Senegalese statistics agency ANSD. That puts exports to Mali at about 81.5bn FCFA (€124mn), by our calculation.
Analysis: September's figure suggests August's 211.2bn FCFA (€322mn) was a one-off rather than a new level. Sales to Mali fell 61% from August but remained 4% above July's 78.5bn FCFA (€120mn). No source has explained the August increase. Because the published share is rounded, the September amount is accurate only to within about 0.3bn FCFA. Over the first nine months, Senegal sold about 740bn FCFA (€1.13bn) of goods to Mali, by our calculation. For Malian importers and Dakar freight forwarders, corridor trade appears back at its summer pace. ANSD's October trade report, expected around early December, should show whether that pace holds.
Source: Sikafinance, Sika Finance, 'Sénégal : le solde de la balance commerciale ressort à -29,5 milliards FCFA en septembre 2026', November 5, 2026, citing ANSD's monthly trade bulletin, September 2026; Sikafinance, Sika Finance, November 5, 2026, citing ANSD's monthly trade bulletin (BMSCE) for September 2026, September 2026; Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Senegal), ANSD, Bulletin mensuel des statistiques du commerce extérieur, août 2026, August 2026; Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Senegal), ANSD Senegal, Bulletin mensuel des statistiques du commerce extérieur, août 2026, July 2026 and January–August 2026