Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Gambia
Gambia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 96.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Gambia, 1994–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 96.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6,985.6% on the previous year and up 88,609.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Gambia peaked at 96.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Gambia 1st out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +3617.2% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +388.6% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -71.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +971.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -54.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +750.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -76.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +198.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -64.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -51.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +321.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -83.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -42.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +653.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -46.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1915.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -97.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +10111.7% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +6985.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 96.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 134.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 96.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 258.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +10111.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| 2023 | +6985.6% | 1.4% | 96.9% |
| 1996 | +3617.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 2019 | +1915.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 2002 | +971.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2006 | +750.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 0.0% | 96.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 2 Georgia 62.0% compare
- 3 Montenegro 51.6% compare
- 4 Tajikistan 45.1% compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Gambia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Gambia was 96.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Gambia ranks 1st out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88,609.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.