Gambia (GMB) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Gambia-China Trade: In 2023, Gambia exported $44.8M to China. The main products that Gambia exported to China were Titanium Ore ($16M), Animal Meal and Pellets ($15.6M), and Fish Oil ($3.99M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gambia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 17.4%, from $20.1M in 2018 to $44.8M in 2023.

In 2023, Gambia did not export any services to China.

China-Gambia Trade: In 2023, China exported $475M to Gambia. The main products that China exported to Gambia were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($128M), Tea ($25.4M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($18.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.24%, from $425M in 2018 to $475M in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Gambia.

Comparison In 2023, Gambia ranked 138 in total exports ($3.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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In 2023, Gambia exported $44.8M to China. The main products exported from Gambia to China were Titanium Ore ($16M), Animal Meal and Pellets ($15.6M), and Fish Oil ($3.99M). During the last 5 years the exports of Gambia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 17.4%, from $20.1M in 2018 to $44.8M in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $475M to Gambia. The main products exported from China to Gambia were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($128M), Tea ($25.4M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($18.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.24%, from $425M in 2023 to $475M in 2018.

Exports from Gambia () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Gambia () (2023)

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Trade between Gambia () and China ()

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Gambia
Top DestinationKazakhstan$2.91B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

This map shows whether countries import more from Gambia or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Gambia and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Gambia than from China.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Gambia included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China () and Gambia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Gambia - China

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This chart compares trade between Gambia and China by product, considering products traded by both, Gambia and China.

During 2023, Gambia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($19M), Foodstuffs ($15.7M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($5.52M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Textiles ($185M), Metals ($65.2M), and Machines ($59.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Gambia China+$6.57MSawn Wood

Top Product Potential China Gambia+$5.78MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Gambia and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Gambia indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Gambia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Gambia () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Gambia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Gambia () and China ()

Gambia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Gambia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Gambia - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Gambia () and China () (2023)

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