Merchandise trade as a share of GDP rose 32.5% to 44.0% in Gambia in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, merchandise trade as a share of GDP in Gambia reached an all time high of 97.0% in 1976 and an all time low of 20.8% in 2001. When compared to Gambia's main peers, merchandise trade as a share of GDP in Guinea Bissau amounted to 45.2%, 46.9% in Mali, 76.0% in Mauritania and 46.1% in Senegal in 2017.
Gambia has been ranked 119th within the group of 166 countries we follow in terms of merchandise trade as a share of GDP, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Merchandise Trade (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Algeria | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Gambia | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea Bissau | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Mali | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Mauritania | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Morocco | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
Senegal | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% |