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The Gambia: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

125 / 127

Importer Rank

123 / 127

Trade Balance Rank

48 / 127

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2019) $24,602,270
Total Imports (2019) $494,031,876
Trade Balance (2019) ($469,429,606)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 8%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 36.89%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Mali $11,936,579
Guinea-Bissau $4,655,619
China $3,327,080
India $1,441,261
South Korea $601,731
Senegal $543,489
Chile $325,466
Vietnam $311,096
Turkey $218,328
Guinea $175,892

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Cote d'Ivoire $71,406,646
India $59,657,103
China $52,338,783
Brazil $51,981,067
Spain $28,547,246
Netherlands $21,451,582
Malaysia $19,998,723
Belgium $16,884,439
Turkey $16,090,345
United States $13,449,233

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $11,508,704
(44) Wood $2,703,097
(15) Fats & Oils $1,635,178
(08) Fruit & Nuts $1,610,184
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $966,114
(03) Seafood $812,199
(54) Manmade Filaments $789,519
(84) Industrial Machinery $652,435
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $498,803
(20) Preserved Fruits & Vegetables $423,472

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $75,876,099
(84) Industrial Machinery $42,145,551
(10) Cereals $40,734,272
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $39,975,142
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $37,133,722
(85) Electrical Machinery $34,363,305
(15) Fats & Oils $34,323,563
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $21,594,973
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $14,989,997
(72) Iron & Steel $13,950,052

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2019) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/21/2022
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