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The Gambia: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

136 / 138

Importer Rank

133 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

54 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $26,401,460
Total Imports (2021) $708,379,309
Trade Balance (2021) ($681,977,849)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 4.57%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 30.77%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Mali $11,800,084
China $7,674,109
Senegal $2,884,502
Guinea-Bissau $1,180,510
India $965,088
Vietnam $576,780
Guinea $261,273
South Korea $161,305
Greece $145,556
Thailand $106,020

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Togo $180,299,099
Cote d'Ivoire $87,720,464
China $53,962,603
Denmark $42,291,183
India $39,917,936
Brazil $34,626,690
Senegal $31,005,245
Spain $28,080,759
Turkey $26,099,609
Belgium $16,413,605

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $12,056,241
(10) Cereals $3,726,980
(12) Oil Seeds $2,836,658
(84) Industrial Machinery $1,616,391
(08) Fruit & Nuts $1,591,430
(03) Seafood $1,458,785
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $721,521
(23) Animal Feeds $537,523
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $471,581
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $418,906

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $272,801,182
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $75,443,476
(10) Cereals $56,099,783
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $26,084,809
(15) Fats & Oils $22,817,594
(85) Electrical Machinery $21,703,572
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $19,633,066
(84) Industrial Machinery $18,153,379
(04) Dairy Products $15,449,889
(82) Tools & Cutlery $15,189,438

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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