Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Gambia
Gambia: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 9.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 9.5% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Gambia peaked at 69.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
That places Gambia 128th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.7% | — |
| 1991 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | -31.6% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | +147.4% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -91.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -98.2% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +9514.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -99.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +4582.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -95.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +142.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +452.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -79.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +447.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -67.0% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +493.7% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +62.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -98.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +1772.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +251.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +142.9% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -80.7% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +289.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -41.6% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -8.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 9.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.2%, 49% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 9.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 52% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +9514.1% | 0.1% | 10.2% |
| 2005 | +4582.2% | 0.1% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | +1772.0% | 0.1% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 28.0% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 0.1% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 0.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 3.9% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 176.88 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 461.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Gambia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Gambia was 9.5% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Gambia ranks 128th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.