Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Gambia
Gambia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Gambia, 1963–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 12.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
That represents a change of down 60.9% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Gambia peaked at 50.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1987.
Gambia ranks 136th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 13.8% | — |
| 1964 | 15.3% | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 15.3% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 19.4% | +26.7% |
| 1969 | 22.2% | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | -26.7% |
| 1971 | 13.9% | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 17.4% | +25.1% |
| 1973 | 15.5% | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 22.1% | +42.3% |
| 1975 | 20.1% | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 20.9% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 16.0% | -23.5% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 29.0% | +28.3% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | -29.8% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 19.6% | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -39.6% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | +61.6% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 23.4% | +79.7% |
| 1991 | 25.3% | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | -44.7% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +63.8% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +56.3% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +78.6% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +39.2% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -60.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 12.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.9%, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 12.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.0%, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 13.8% | 22.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 13.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 9.9% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 17.2% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 14.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 31.7% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 12.3% | 40.8% | 4 |
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)
- 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Gambia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Gambia was 12.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1987.
- How does Gambia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Gambia ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.