Sri Lanka (LKA) and Gambia (GMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sri Lanka-Gambia Trade: In 2023, Sri Lanka exported $3.42M to Gambia. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Gambia were Tea ($1.92M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($719k), and Baked Goods ($531k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 79%, from $186k in 2018 to $3.42M in 2023.

In 2023, Sri Lanka did not export any services to Gambia.

Gambia-Sri Lanka In N/A, Gambia did not export any products to Sri Lanka.

In 2023, Gambia did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Comparison In 2023, Sri Lanka ranked 85 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.44), and 90 in total exports ($13.8B). That same year, Gambia ranked 138 in total exports ($3.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth

HS2

HS4

HS6

Value

Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2023, Sri Lanka exported $3.42M to Gambia. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Gambia were Tea ($1.92M), Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($719k), and Baked Goods ($531k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 79%, from $186k in 2018 to $3.42M in 2023.

Gambia does not register exports to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Gambia to Sri Lanka were Cleaning Products ($2).

Exports from Sri Lanka () to Gambia () (2023)

Exports from Gambia () to Sri Lanka () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Sri Lanka () and Gambia ()

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Feb 2012

Jan 2012

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Sri Lanka
Top DestinationUnited States$2.98B

Gambia
Top DestinationKazakhstan$2.91B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Gambia included United States ($2.98B), India ($991M), and Germany ($906M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Gambia than Sri Lanka included Kazakhstan ($2.91B), Guinea-Bissau ($59.3M), and Greece ($25.2M).

Difference in imports from Gambia () and Sri Lanka () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Gambia

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

Scale

Log

Linear

Year

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

During 2023, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.95M), Paper Goods ($719k), and Foodstuffs ($531k).

Potential Exports

Depth

Section

HS2

HS4

View

Top 20

Top 15

Top 10

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Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Gambia+$1.47kTea

Top Product Potential Gambia Sri Lanka+$1.49kRefined Petroleum

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

Year

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sri Lanka () to Gambia () (2023)

Exports from Gambia () to Sri Lanka () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Sri Lanka () and Gambia ()

Sri Lanka Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Gambia () and Sri Lanka () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Gambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sri Lanka () and Gambia () (2023)

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