Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Dakar
EmbassySenegal · Ambassador of India: Shri Dinkar Asthana
10 figures · 2 sources · built 53 minutes ago
In short
India’s embassy in Senegal records bilateral trade of $1.52bn, a reported community of 2,120, 11 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 70%. Led by Shri Dinkar Asthana, ambassador of india.
Total bilateral trade
$1.52bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 53 minutes ago
Bilateral Brief — Senegal
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial Relations” section
“Bilateral Trade between India and Senegal . (Value in US $ Million) SENEGAL India’s Export India’s Import Total Trade Balance of Trade 304.65 261.62 117.07 2023-24 938.57 633.92 1010.61 2024-25 1001.10 739.48 1740.58 2025-2026 817.73 700.66 1518.39 (Apr- Dec 2025)”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence2,120
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Senegal"
“PIOs 2,100 + NRIs 20 = 2,120”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence11
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 54 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 27 February 2018)
“MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SENEGAL RELATING TO THE PROJECT FOR UP-GRADATION & MODERNIZATION OF CENTRE DENTREPRENARIAT ET DE DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUE — 27 February 2018”
Published: 27 February 2018 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
70%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Senegal”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 85 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to SenegalUS dollars · as stated in the brief$817.7m
Bilateral Brief — Senegal
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial Relations” section
“Bilateral Trade between India and Senegal . (Value in US $ Million) SENEGAL India’s Export India’s Import Total Trade Balance of Trade 304.65 261.62 117.07 2023-24 938.57 633.92 1010.61 2024-25 1001.10 739.48 1740.58 2025-2026 817.73 700.66 1518.39 (Apr- Dec 2025)”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Imports from SenegalUS dollars · as stated in the brief$700.7m
Bilateral Brief — Senegal
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial Relations” section
“Bilateral Trade between India and Senegal . (Value in US $ Million) SENEGAL India’s Export India’s Import Total Trade Balance of Trade 304.65 261.62 117.07 2023-24 938.57 633.92 1010.61 2024-25 1001.10 739.48 1740.58 2025-2026 817.73 700.66 1518.39 (Apr- Dec 2025)”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation$117.1m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Senegalpersons · as stated in the brief2,500
Bilateral Brief — Senegal
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Cultural Cooperation and People to People Contact” section
“The Indian community numbers around 2500.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Diplomacy
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Senegal
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Visits from Senegal” section
“Mr. Alioune Sall, Minister of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy participated in the AI IMPACT seminar in New Delhi in February 2026.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (11)
MEA Treaties Database- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL FOR THE YEARS 2022-2026Cultural Relations and Sport01 June 2022
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL ON COOPERATION IN YOUTH MATTERSCultural Relations and Sport01 June 2022
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL/SERVICE PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations01 June 2022
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SENEGAL ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND MEDICINEHealth05 November 2021
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SENEGAL RELATING TO THE PROJECT FOR UP-GRADATION & MODERNIZATION OF CENTRE DENTREPRENARIAT ET DE DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUEAid and Cooperation27 February 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade03 July 2008
- MOU BETEEN INDIA AND SENEGAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN SENEGALAid and Cooperation16 February 1997
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SENEGAL ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JOINT COMMISSION FOR ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL CO-OPERATIONAid and Cooperation16 February 1997
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SENEGALBusiness and Trade22 May 1974
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SENEGAL REGARDING ECONOMIC,SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation22 May 1974
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SENEGALCultural Relations and Sport21 May 1974
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 34 sections, 10,875 characters of extractable text. Sections include: Brief on India-Senegal Relations · Political Relations · Visits from Senegal · Visits from India · Bilateral Institutional Mechanisms · Economic and Commercial Relations.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 18% apart
- Overseas Indians2,120
- Indian community in Senegal2,500
Both are published by the Ministry of External Affairs, with no stated methodology. Neither is averaged away or preferred — the disagreement is the honest answer.