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About

China-Gambia Trade: In 2022, China exported $454M 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 1.28%, from $426M in 2017 to $454M in 2022.

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

Gambia-China Trade: In 2022, Gambia exported $38.7M 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 decreased at an annualized rate of 15.5%,  from $89.9M in 2017 to $38.7M in 2022.

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

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

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, China exported $454M 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 5 years the exports of China to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 1.28%, from $426M in 2017 to $454M in 2022.

In 2017, Gambia exported $38.7M 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 decreased at an annualized rate of 15.5%, from $89.9M in 2022 to $38.7M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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

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

Comparative Advantage China - Gambia

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Textiles ($167M), Metals ($83.9M), and Machines ($60.3M).

During 2017, 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).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Gambia+$5.78MTelephones
Top Product Potential Gambia China+$6.57MSawn Wood

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

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

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

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