Gambia (GMB) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Gambia-Benin Trade: In 2022, Gambia exported $194k to Benin. The main products that Gambia exported to Benin were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($194k) and Medical Instruments ($104). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gambia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 30%, from $52.4k in 2017 to $194k in 2022.

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

Benin-Gambia Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $4.81k to Gambia. The main products that Benin exported to Gambia were Used Clothing ($4.81k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Gambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 39.4%, from $58.8k in 2017 to $4.81k in 2022.

In 2022, Benin 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, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Gambia exported $194k to Benin. The main products exported from Gambia to Benin were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($194k) and Medical Instruments ($104). During the last 5 years the exports of Gambia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 30%, from $52.4k in 2017 to $194k in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $4.81k to Gambia. The main products exported from Benin to Gambia were Used Clothing ($4.81k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Gambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 39.4%, from $58.8k in 2022 to $4.81k in 2017.

Exports from Gambia () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Gambia () (2022)

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Trade between Gambia () and Benin ()

Benin Exports

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Gambia
Top DestinationIndia$52.9M

Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gambia than Benin included Chile ($11.1M), Italy ($11.6M), and Chinese Taipei ($6.72M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Gambia included Bangladesh ($406M), India ($448M), and United Arab Emirates ($382M).

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

Comparative Advantage Gambia - Benin

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

During 2022, Gambia had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Animal Products ($194k) and Instruments ($104).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Textiles ($4.81k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Gambia Benin+$72.1kNon-fillet Frozen Fish

Top Product Potential Benin Gambia+$6.4kUsed Clothing

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Gambia () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Gambia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Gambia () and Benin ()

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Gambia - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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