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Gambia-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Gambia exported $581k to South Africa. The main products that Gambia exported to South Africa were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($344k), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($237), and Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($107). Over the past 5 years the exports of Gambia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 42.8%, from $98.1k in 2017 to $581k in 2022.

In 2022, Gambia did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Gambia Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $7.64M to Gambia. The main products that South Africa exported to Gambia were Apples and Pears ($1.08M), Refined Petroleum ($489k), and Pesticides ($459k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 34.9%,  from $1.71M in 2017 to $7.64M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Gambia exported $581k to South Africa. The main products exported from Gambia to South Africa were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($344k), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($237), and Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($107). During the last 5 years the exports of Gambia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 42.8%, from $98.1k in 2017 to $581k in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $7.64M to Gambia. The main products exported from South Africa to Gambia were Apples and Pears ($1.08M), Refined Petroleum ($489k), and Pesticides ($459k). During the last 22 years the exports of South Africa to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 34.9%, from $1.71M in 1995 to $7.64M in 2017.

Exports from Gambia (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Gambia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Gambia (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Gambia Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Gambia
Top Destination
India$52.9M
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Gambia than from South Africa.

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Gambia included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Gambia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Gambia - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Gambia had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Animal Products ($344k), Textiles ($821), and Miscellaneous ($35).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.31M), Chemical Products ($684k), and Machines ($653k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Gambia (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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