Nigeria (NGA) and Gambia (GMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Nigeria-Gambia Trade: In 2023, Nigeria exported $5.09M to Gambia. The main products that Nigeria exported to Gambia were Refined Petroleum ($3.75M), Rolled Tobacco ($402k), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($179k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $2.14M in 2018 to $5.09M in 2023.

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

Gambia-Nigeria Trade: In 2023, Gambia exported $52.2k to Nigeria. The main products that Gambia exported to Nigeria were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($16.7k), Baked Goods ($11.3k), and Delivery Trucks ($6.74k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gambia to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 69.1%, from $3.78k in 2018 to $52.2k in 2023.

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

Comparison In 2023, Nigeria ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.75), and 52 in total exports ($61B). That same year, Gambia ranked 138 in total exports ($3.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Nigeria exported $5.09M to Gambia. The main products exported from Nigeria to Gambia were Refined Petroleum ($3.75M), Rolled Tobacco ($402k), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($179k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $2.14M in 2018 to $5.09M in 2023.

In 2018, Gambia exported $52.2k to Nigeria. The main products exported from Gambia to Nigeria were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($16.7k), Baked Goods ($11.3k), and Delivery Trucks ($6.74k). During the last 5 years the exports of Gambia to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 69.1%, from $3.78k in 2023 to $52.2k in 2018.

Exports from Nigeria () to Gambia () (2023)

Exports from Gambia () to Nigeria () (2023)

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Trade between Nigeria () and Gambia ()

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Nigeria
Top DestinationUnited States$6.29B

Gambia
Top DestinationKazakhstan$2.91B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Gambia included United States ($6.29B), Spain ($5.76B), and France ($4.76B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gambia than Nigeria included Kazakhstan ($2.91B), Guinea-Bissau ($59.3M), and Chile ($8.64M).

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

Comparative Advantage Nigeria - Gambia

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

During 2023, Nigeria had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.75M), Foodstuffs ($491k), and Machines ($337k).

During 2018, Gambia had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Transportation ($26.5k), Foodstuffs ($11.3k), and Textiles ($6.96k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Nigeria Gambia+$88.1kRolled Tobacco

Top Product Potential Gambia Nigeria+$23.2kIron Fasteners

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 Nigeria and Gambia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Nigeria indicates it has a comparative advantage over Gambia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Gambia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nigeria.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Nigeria () to Gambia () (2023)

Exports from Gambia () to Nigeria () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Nigeria () and Gambia ()

Nigeria Exports

Gambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Nigeria - Gambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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