Economie : La création d’entreprises en baisse au Sénégal (T1)
In Senegal, the level of business creation declined sharply during the first three months of the year. Indeed, the National Register of Businesses and Associations (RNEA) recorded 24,449 new registrations.
This represents a decrease of 8.4% compared to the previous quarter, during which 26,685 registrations were made. Even worse, compared to the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of 13.9% has been observed, according to the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD) on Thursday.
New registrations are dominated by sole proprietorships, which account for 73.0% of total registrations. They are followed by Economic Interest Groups (EIGs), with a share of 7.2%.
For their part, Limited Liability Companies (SARL) and Single-Member Limited Liability Companies (SUARL) recorded respective proportions of 2.9% and 2.7% among new registrations.
The sectoral analysis of new business creations highlights a strong predominance of trade, which accounts for 27.9% of registrations of legal entities and 69.1% of individual businesses.
Outside of this sector, individual businesses are mainly distributed between business services (6.5%), personal and miscellaneous services (5.4%), agriculture, livestock and fishing (5.1%), transport and telecommunications (4.1%), and building and public works (3.2%).
The food (0.9%) and textile (1.4%) industries remain marginal in the structure of new registrations.
Regarding the geographical distribution of new registrations, the Dakar region accounts for 50.8% of new registrations. It is followed by Thiès (12.5%), Diourbel (6.4%) and Kaolack (5.6%).
The lowest shares are observed in the regions of Kaffrine (1.3%), Sédhiou (1.3%), Matam (1.2%) and Kédougou (1.1%).
The data from the first quarter also reveal that men, with 68.1% of new registrations, are much more likely to create formal businesses than women, who are at 31.9%.
Individual entrepreneurs aged 35 to 54 appear to be the most represented, with 42.1% of registrations.
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