Gambia Imports 2023
Complete list of Gambia's 133 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$4.23B
Total imports (2023)
#150
Global import rank
133
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Gambia imported $4.23 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #150 largest importer. Goods came from 133 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 85.1% of total import value. The leading import was n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars, valued at $1.60 billion — 37.9% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
133 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | $1.61B | 38.05% |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | $671.47M | 15.87% |
| 3 | China | $507.30M | 11.99% |
| 4 | Senegal | $204.95M | 4.85% |
| 5 | India | $196.45M | 4.64% |
| 6 | Brazil | $114.60M | 2.71% |
| 7 | USA | $76.61M | 1.81% |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | $74.30M | 1.76% |
| 9 | Türkiye | $73.74M | 1.74% |
| 10 | Indonesia | $71.14M | 1.68% |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | $63.48M | 1.50% |
| 12 | Belgium | $57.70M | 1.36% |
| 13 | Netherlands | $53.87M | 1.27% |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $52.42M | 1.24% |
| 15 | Malaysia | $50.84M | 1.20% |
| 16 | Spain | $38.07M | 0.90% |
| 17 | France | $29.04M | 0.69% |
| 18 | Germany | $28.09M | 0.66% |
| 19 | Poland | $18.44M | 0.44% |
| 20 | Morocco | $15.19M | 0.36% |
| 21 | Egypt | $13.29M | 0.31% |
| 22 | Thailand | $12.77M | 0.30% |
| 23 | Russian Federation | $11.53M | 0.27% |
| 24 | South Africa | $10.66M | 0.25% |
| 25 | Pakistan | $10.00M | 0.24% |
| 26 | Ireland | $9.70M | 0.23% |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | $9.13M | 0.22% |
| 28 | Latvia | $8.71M | 0.21% |
| 29 | Austria | $8.58M | 0.20% |
| 30 | Japan | $8.29M | 0.20% |
| 31 | Singapore | $7.40M | 0.17% |
| 32 | Nigeria | $6.75M | 0.16% |
| 33 | Oman | $6.55M | 0.15% |
| 34 | Italy | $6.54M | 0.15% |
| 35 | Ghana | $5.43M | 0.13% |
| 36 | Kenya | $5.42M | 0.13% |
| 37 | Lithuania | $5.32M | 0.13% |
| 38 | Lebanon | $5.15M | 0.12% |
| 39 | Paraguay | $5.09M | 0.12% |
| 40 | Canada | $5.08M | 0.12% |
| 41 | Malta | $4.82M | 0.11% |
| 42 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $4.13M | 0.10% |
| 43 | Switzerland | $3.89M | 0.09% |
| 44 | Sweden | $3.79M | 0.09% |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | $3.54M | 0.08% |
| 46 | Tunisia | $3.52M | 0.08% |
| 47 | Uruguay | $3.40M | 0.08% |
| 48 | Algeria | $3.38M | 0.08% |
| 49 | Portugal | $3.06M | 0.07% |
| 50 | Togo | $2.63M | 0.06% |
| 51 | Guinea | $2.61M | 0.06% |
| 52 | Finland | $2.16M | 0.05% |
| 53 | Bahrain | $2.00M | 0.05% |
| 54 | Norway | $2.00M | 0.05% |
| 55 | Ukraine | $1.93M | 0.05% |
| 56 | Argentina | $1.05M | 0.02% |
| 57 | Slovakia | $1.00M | 0.02% |
| 58 | Liberia | $976,027 | 0.02% |
| 59 | Other Asia, nes | $900,383 | 0.02% |
| 60 | Jordan | $744,787 | 0.02% |
| 61 | Estonia | $709,593 | 0.02% |
| 62 | Bangladesh | $620,292 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Rep. of Korea | $605,379 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Peru | $538,897 | 0.01% |
| 65 | Luxembourg | $518,794 | 0.01% |
| 66 | Sierra Leone | $475,259 | 0.01% |
| 67 | Czechia | $440,749 | 0.01% |
| 68 | Viet Nam | $431,565 | 0.01% |
| 69 | Panama | $429,072 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Antigua and Barbuda | $385,264 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $380,294 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Romania | $340,022 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Greece | $328,681 | 0.01% |
| 74 | New Zealand | $276,044 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Mauritius | $256,433 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Cyprus | $246,291 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Croatia | $235,728 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Bulgaria | $221,303 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Eswatini | $217,688 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Angola | $209,363 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Hungary | $188,178 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Slovenia | $169,781 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Gibraltar | $164,512 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Albania | $131,955 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Australia | $125,509 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | $115,761 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Mexico | $104,239 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Madagascar | $89,315 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Chad | $87,226 | 0.00% |
| 90 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $87,186 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Mauritania | $80,101 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Uganda | $68,591 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Israel | $67,396 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Colombia | $62,193 | 0.00% |
| 95 | North Macedonia | $49,204 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Cambodia | $42,611 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | $40,612 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Suriname | $40,438 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Niger | $30,507 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Philippines | $29,525 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Libya | $24,069 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Guyana | $23,336 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Saint Helena | $22,503 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Benin | $21,756 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Central African Rep. | $19,832 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Mali | $18,506 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Georgia | $18,246 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | $16,986 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Marshall Isds | $16,891 | 0.00% |
| 110 | American Samoa | $12,735 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Qatar | $11,337 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $9,722 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Gabon | $9,289 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Seychelles | $8,532 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Congo | $8,280 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Kuwait | $7,944 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Ecuador | $6,771 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Ethiopia | $6,669 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Rep. of Moldova | $5,547 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Norfolk Isds | $5,185 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Cabo Verde | $3,916 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Mozambique | $3,650 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Jamaica | $2,466 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Botswana | $1,926 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Namibia | $1,826 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Iceland | $1,775 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Djibouti | $1,685 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Curaçao | $1,482 | 0.00% |
| 129 | Cameroon | $1,314 | 0.00% |
| 130 | Zambia | $981 | 0.00% |
| 131 | Sudan | $938 | 0.00% |
| 132 | Tokelau | $653 | 0.00% |
| 133 | Montenegro | $337 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 871190 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8711, fitted with auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $1.60B | 37.88% |
| 2 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $396.36M | 9.37% |
| 3 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $146.11M | 3.45% |
| 4 | 520852 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $116.89M | 2.76% |
| 5 | 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $93.17M | 2.20% |
| 6 | 720241 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon | $69.71M | 1.65% |
| 7 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $69.20M | 1.64% |
| 8 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $65.18M | 1.54% |
| 9 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $56.70M | 1.34% |
| 10 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $45.06M | 1.07% |
| 11 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $37.38M | 0.88% |
| 12 | 280470 | Phosphorus | $31.68M | 0.75% |
| 13 | 090210 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $29.48M | 0.70% |
| 14 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $29.35M | 0.69% |
| 15 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $26.29M | 0.62% |
| 16 | 520839 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5208.3 weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $24.38M | 0.58% |
| 17 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $24.08M | 0.57% |
| 18 | 151519 | Vegetable oils: linseed oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $23.86M | 0.56% |
| 19 | 720249 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon | $23.55M | 0.56% |
| 20 | 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $22.30M | 0.53% |
| 21 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $18.96M | 0.45% |
| 22 | 030489 | Fish fillets: frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8 | $16.74M | 0.40% |
| 23 | 100111 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed | $15.46M | 0.37% |
| 24 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $15.22M | 0.36% |
| 25 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $14.57M | 0.34% |
| 26 | 720221 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon | $14.34M | 0.34% |
| 27 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $14.27M | 0.34% |
| 28 | 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $13.98M | 0.33% |
| 29 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $13.27M | 0.31% |
| 30 | 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $13.16M | 0.31% |
| 31 | 720230 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-silico-manganese | $13.03M | 0.31% |
| 32 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $11.02M | 0.26% |
| 33 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $10.50M | 0.25% |
| 34 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $10.40M | 0.25% |
| 35 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $10.32M | 0.24% |
| 36 | 310590 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: n.e.c. in heading no. 3105 | $10.27M | 0.24% |
| 37 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $10.12M | 0.24% |
| 38 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $10.10M | 0.24% |
| 39 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $9.89M | 0.23% |
| 40 | 690100 | Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (e.g. kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths | $9.89M | 0.23% |
| 41 | 040291 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | $9.69M | 0.23% |
| 42 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $9.54M | 0.23% |
| 43 | 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used | $9.09M | 0.21% |
| 44 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $9.02M | 0.21% |
| 45 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $8.83M | 0.21% |
| 46 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $8.82M | 0.21% |
| 47 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $8.71M | 0.21% |
| 48 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $8.40M | 0.20% |
| 49 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $8.33M | 0.20% |
| 50 | 520829 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, bleached, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5208.2, weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $8.23M | 0.19% |
| 51 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $8.07M | 0.19% |
| 52 | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $7.66M | 0.18% |
| 53 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $7.64M | 0.18% |
| 54 | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell: fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | $7.62M | 0.18% |
| 55 | 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $7.60M | 0.18% |
| 56 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $7.55M | 0.18% |
| 57 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $7.54M | 0.18% |
| 58 | 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $7.45M | 0.18% |
| 59 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $7.39M | 0.17% |
| 60 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $7.37M | 0.17% |
| 61 | 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $6.82M | 0.16% |
| 62 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $6.53M | 0.15% |
| 63 | 040299 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | $6.38M | 0.15% |
| 64 | 690722 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $6.29M | 0.15% |
| 65 | 750220 | Nickel: unwrought, alloys | $6.14M | 0.15% |
| 66 | 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405 | $6.00M | 0.14% |
| 67 | 870390 | Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703 | $5.86M | 0.14% |
| 68 | 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $5.73M | 0.14% |
| 69 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $5.72M | 0.14% |
| 70 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $5.64M | 0.13% |
| 71 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $5.55M | 0.13% |
| 72 | 330720 | Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: personal deodorants and antiperspirants | $5.44M | 0.13% |
| 73 | 640220 | Footwear: with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, upper straps or thongs assembled to the sole by plugs | $5.40M | 0.13% |
| 74 | 520851 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing not more than 100g/m2 | $5.36M | 0.13% |
| 75 | 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $5.32M | 0.13% |
| 76 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $5.21M | 0.12% |
| 77 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $5.19M | 0.12% |
| 78 | 040210 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $5.06M | 0.12% |
| 79 | 070190 | Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $4.99M | 0.12% |
| 80 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $4.94M | 0.12% |
| 81 | 721041 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $4.79M | 0.11% |
| 82 | 284130 | Salts: sodium dichromate | $4.71M | 0.11% |
| 83 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $4.64M | 0.11% |
| 84 | 100191 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, seed | $4.60M | 0.11% |
| 85 | 720421 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel | $4.60M | 0.11% |
| 86 | 551219 | Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached | $4.57M | 0.11% |
| 87 | 540834 | Fabrics, woven: of artificial filament yarn, of artificial monofilament, strip and the like, n.e.c. in heading no. 5408, printed | $4.56M | 0.11% |
| 88 | 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $4.48M | 0.11% |
| 89 | 690723 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 10% | $4.42M | 0.10% |
| 90 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $4.36M | 0.10% |
| 91 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $4.31M | 0.10% |
| 92 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $4.21M | 0.10% |
| 93 | 740500 | Copper: master alloys of copper | $4.18M | 0.10% |
| 94 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $4.17M | 0.10% |
| 95 | 560811 | Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials | $3.96M | 0.09% |
| 96 | 210111 | Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $3.91M | 0.09% |
| 97 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $3.87M | 0.09% |
| 98 | 441233 | Plywood: with sheets of wood only: not bamboo: each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut | $3.86M | 0.09% |
| 99 | 441520 | Wood: pallets, box pallets and other load boards: pallet collars | $3.85M | 0.09% |
| 100 | 711299 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds | $3.82M | 0.09% |