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2023
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Exports $75.5MRnk 162 / 220
2023
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Top Product $37.3MPoultry Meat
2023
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Exports $1.65MRnk 18 / 113
2023
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Top Product $496kNiobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
2023
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GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP$2.4BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH74.2%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC $82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC$888CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH35.8%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Gambia Trade: In 2023, United States exported $75.5M to Gambia. The main products that United States exported to Gambia were Poultry Meat ($37.3M), Cars ($10.4M), and Plastic Housewares ($8.64M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $42.9M in 2018 to $75.5M in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Gambia.

Gambia-United States In N/A, Gambia did not export any products to United States.

In 2023, Gambia did not export any services to United States.

Comparison In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5),  and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Gambia ranked 138 in total exports ($3.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Company data: In 2024, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Gambia to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Gambia from the United States.

Latest Trends

January, 2025

About

Overview In January 2025, United States exported $4.49M and imported $4.5k from Gambia, resulting in a positive trade balance of $4.48M. Between January 2024 and January 2025 the exports of United States have decreased by $-235k (-4.98%) from $4.72M to $4.49M, while imports decreased by $-502k (-99.1%) from $506k to $4.5k.

Trade In January 2025, the top exports of United States to Gambia were Poultry Meat ($2.71M), Cars ($578k), Plastic Housewares ($368k), Ethylene Polymers ($305k), and Used Clothing ($101k). In January 2025 the top imports of United States from Gambia were Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($444k), Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish ($53.7k), Spices ($7.43k), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($1.13k).

Origins In January 2025 the exports of United States were mainly from Georgia ($2.85M), Michigan ($749k), New York ($670k), Alabama ($639k), and Maryland ($553k), while imports destinations were mainly New York ($54.8k), Minnesota ($44.6k), Florida ($17.5k), and Georgia ($2.77k).

Growth In January 2025, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Gambia was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Poultry Meat ($-2.18M or -44.6%), Cars ($-117k or -16.8%), and Other Edible Preparations ($-114k or -63.4%). In January 2025, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports  from Gambia was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Commodities not elsewhere specified ($-2.38k or -67.7%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-235k(-4.98%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-502k(-99.1%)
MAIN EXPORTER (January 2025)Georgia$2.85M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United States exported $75.5M to Gambia. The main products exported from United States to Gambia were Poultry Meat ($37.3M), Cars ($10.4M), and Plastic Housewares ($8.64M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Gambia have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $42.9M in 2018 to $75.5M in 2023.

Gambia does not register exports to United States. The main products exported from Gambia to United States were Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($496k), Integrated Circuits ($350k), and Surveying Equipment ($250k).

Exports from United States (Flag) to Gambia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Gambia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B
Gambia
Top DestinationKazakhstan$2.91B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Gambia included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

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

Difference in imports from Gambia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Gambia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Gambia in the exports of Animal Products ($39.3M), Transportation ($12.1M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($9.55M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Gambia+$3.58MCars
Top Product Potential Gambia United States+$1.19MCrustaceans

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Gambia (Flag) (2023)

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