Ghana (GHA) and Gambia (GMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ghana-Gambia Trade: In 2021, Ghana exported $441k to Gambia. The main products that Ghana exported to Gambia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Ghana to Gambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 31%, from $2.83M in 2016 to $441k in 2021.

In 2021, Ghana did not export any services to Gambia.

Gambia-Ghana Trade: In 2021, Gambia exported $12.4k to Ghana. The main products that Gambia exported to Ghana were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Gambia to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 40.7%, from $170k in 2016 to $12.4k in 2021.

In 2021, Gambia did not export any services to Ghana.

Comparison In 2022, Ghana ranked 122 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.32), and 79 in total exports ($20B). That same year, Gambia ranked 193 in total exports ($170M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Ghana exported $441k to Gambia. There were not main exports from Ghana to Gambia in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Ghana to Gambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 31%, from $2.83M in 2016 to $441k in 2021.

In 2016, Gambia exported $12.4k to Ghana. There were not main exports from Gambia to Ghana in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Gambia to Ghana have decreased at an annualized rate of 40.7%, from $170k in 2021 to $12.4k in 2016.

Exports from Ghana () to Gambia () (2021)

Exports from Gambia () to Ghana () (2021)

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Trade between Ghana () and Gambia ()

Ghana Exports

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Ghana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$4.72B

Gambia
Top DestinationIndia$52.9M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ghana than Gambia included United Arab Emirates ($4.72B), Switzerland ($3.37B), and United States ($2.83B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gambia than Ghana included Chile ($11.1M), Chinese Taipei ($6.72M), and Guyana ($1.73M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Gambia

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

During 2021, Ghana had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of .

During 2016, Gambia had a large net trade with Ghana in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ghana Gambia+$1.5kPalm Oil

Top Product Potential Gambia Ghana+$1.59kNon-fillet Frozen Fish

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ghana () to Gambia () (2021)

Exports from Gambia () to Ghana () (2021)

Latest Data

Trade between Ghana () and Gambia ()

Ghana Exports

Gambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ghana - Gambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ghana () and Gambia () (2021)

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