In Senegal, the 2025 budget reflects ambitious economic growth estimated at 8.8% for 2025. With the budget deficit at 7% of GDP, beyond the standards set by the UEMOA, the government aims to reduce this deficit to 3% by 2027

L'objectif visé par le gouvernement sénégalais est selon la Document de Programmation budgétaire et économique pluriannuelle (DPBEP) 2025-2027 du Ministère des finances et du budget, de poursuivre une politique prudent when it comes to budget management. This will also make it possible to ensure compliance with commitments to the IMF and subregional convergence programmes. According to the same document, balance-of-payments projections expect a current account deficit that would average 4.4% of GDP over the period 2025-2027 compared to 13.6% in 2024. This improvement would result, among other things, from a gradual decrease in imports of petroleum products coupled with a gradual increase in exports of petroleum products, phosphoric acid and