Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Gambia
Gambia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 2.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Gambia, 1963–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.5% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
The figure is down 94.5% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Gambia peaked at 87.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1966.
Gambia ranks 175th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.8% | — |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -27.9% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -53.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 7.5% | +1214.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -88.5% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +109.2% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | +91.9% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -63.8% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +106.9% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | +53.2% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +79.5% |
| 1980 | 32.7% | +230.8% |
| 1981 | 45.6% | +39.2% |
| 1982 | 40.0% | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | -50.7% |
| 1985 | 19.9% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | -27.5% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | -29.3% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +33.4% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +40.0% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +36.6% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | +87.5% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | -68.2% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +66.8% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | +256.1% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -88.6% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +151.6% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -34.5% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +156.9% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -34.8% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +111.5% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +80.0% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -35.3% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -94.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.5%, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +1214.0% | 0.6% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 7.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 1.3% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 6.4% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 8.5% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 6.2% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 48.1% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 2.5% | 76.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 172 United Kingdom 2.7% compare
- 173 Palau 2.5% compare
- 174 Luxembourg 2.5% compare
- 176 Seychelles 2.4% compare
- 177 Morocco 2.4% compare
- 178 Iran 2.2% 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 within region in Gambia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Gambia was 2.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1966.
- How does Gambia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Gambia ranks 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.2%. 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 within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.