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

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Gambia-China Trade: In 2022, Gambia exported $89.9M to China. The main products that Gambia exported to China were Rough Wood ($14.8M), Sawn Wood ($12.4M), and Other Oily Seeds ($3.76M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gambia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 200%, from $372k in 2017 to $89.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Gambia did not export any services to China.

China-Gambia Trade: In 2022, China exported $426M to Gambia. The main products that China exported to Gambia were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($122M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($21.8M), and Other Small Iron Pipes ($19.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 47.9%, from $60.2M in 2017 to $426M in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Gambia.

Comparison In 2022, Gambia ranked 193 in total exports ($170M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

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In 2022, Gambia exported $89.9M to China. The main products exported from Gambia to China were Rough Wood ($14.8M), Sawn Wood ($12.4M), and Other Oily Seeds ($3.76M). During the last 5 years the exports of Gambia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 200%, from $372k in 2017 to $89.9M in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $426M to Gambia. The main products exported from China to Gambia were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($122M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($21.8M), and Other Small Iron Pipes ($19.8M). During the last 22 years the exports of China to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 47.9%, from $60.2M in 1995 to $426M in 2017.

Exports from Gambia () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Gambia () (2022)

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Trade between Gambia () and China ()

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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.

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Difference in imports from China () and Gambia () (2022)

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 2022, Gambia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Wood Products ($28.8M), Mineral Products ($5.84M), and Vegetable Products ($3.76M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Textiles ($167M), Metals ($83.9M), and Machines ($60.3M).

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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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 () (2022)

Exports from China () to Gambia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Gambia () and China ()

Gambia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Gambia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Gambia - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Gambia () and China () (2022)

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