Senegal's exports to Mali reached 211.2bn FCFA (€322mn) in August 2026, up from 78.5bn FCFA (€120mn) in July and 64.2bn FCFA (€98mn) a year earlier, Senegalese statistics agency ANSD said in its monthly trade report. Mali accounted for 29.7% of Senegal's goods exports in August, while imports from Mali were just 167mn FCFA (€255,000), ANSD said.
Analysis: August represented nearly a third of Senegal's 658.1bn FCFA (€1.0bn) in exports to Mali during the first eight months, when total shipments grew 13.9% year-on-year. That points to a small number of large consignments behind August's jump rather than consistent monthly growth. ANSD does not disclose product-level trade by individual partner, so the goods responsible remain unknown. Freight forwarders and truckers on the Dakar–Bamako route may have seen higher volumes, although export values also reflect prices. The September trade report, expected around November 6, should indicate whether the increase continued.
Source: 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 August 2025 and January–August 2026 and August 2026