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The Gambia: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

151 / 152

Importer Rank

146 / 152

Trade Balance Rank

55 / 152

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $9,091,201
Total Imports (2018) $601,352,216
Trade Balance (2018) ($592,261,015)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2019) [2] 21.34%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2019) [2] 44.14%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Mali $4,217,054
South Korea $1,157,094
India $680,440
Vietnam $543,279
Netherlands $453,873
Spain $449,142
Guinea-Bissau $214,725
Senegal $160,886
United Kingdom $149,174
United States $143,072

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Cote d'Ivoire $279,224,138
Brazil $48,309,791
China $40,068,669
India $30,709,957
Spain $17,287,974
Turkey $16,800,092
Malaysia $15,669,666
Netherlands $15,344,409
Senegal $15,331,761
United States $12,641,957

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(03) Seafood $2,725,269
(54) Manmade Filaments $2,555,932
(08) Fruit & Nuts $715,249
(18) Cocoa $424,170
(48) Paper $398,620
(64) Footwear $385,064
(57) Carpet $268,948
(12) Oil Seeds $258,505
(23) Animal Feeds $196,307
(55) Manmade Staple Fibers $156,524

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $282,400,412
(10) Cereals $55,196,590
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $30,208,875
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $27,098,929
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $21,571,371
(15) Fats & Oils $20,980,375
(85) Electrical Machinery $19,308,355
(84) Industrial Machinery $16,446,996
(11) Milling Products $8,613,675
(02) Meat $8,403,841

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 11/17/2020
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