Manufactures imports in Gambia
Gambia: Manufactures imports was 44.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Gambia, 1964–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Gambia is 44.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 45.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Gambia peaked at 81.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2017.
That places Gambia 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 63.0% | — |
| 1970 | 61.0% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 65.9% | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 69.2% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 67.6% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 60.3% | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 61.6% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 56.6% | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 59.1% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 61.4% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 45.8% | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 46.3% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +46.7% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +105.1% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | -45.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 44.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 50.7%, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 44.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.3%, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +105.1% | 39.7% | 81.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 62.6% | 56.6% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.4% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 45.8% | 55.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 42.2% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 33.2% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 36.7% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 316.79 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Gambia?
- Manufactures imports in Gambia was 44.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for manufactures imports?
- Gambia ranks 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.