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Trade balance — Gambia

Trade balance in the Gambia in 2025 — -952,151,475 US$. Ranked 77 in the world out of 138. Since 1966, the indicator has fallen by 28,976.3%.

2025 -952M US$ −60.47% vs 2024
World rank 77of 138
Period maximum 1.26M US$1975
Period minimum -952M US$2025

Trend over time

1966–2025 · US$

Trade balance — Gambia, 1966–2025-1B-750M-500M-250M0250M196619721978198419901996200220082014202020251966: -3,274,662 US$1967: -3,113,800 US$1968: -4,528,807 US$1969: -4,832,456 US$1970: -1,630,227 US$1971: -2,682,812 US$1972: -4,130,997 US$1973: -5,472,493 US$1974: -4,543,093 US$1975: 1,260,036 US$1976: -5,943,910 US$1977: -14,888,669 US$1978: -45,031,871 US$1979: -58,603,878 US$1980: -50,295,384 US$1981: -49,870,162 US$1982: -33,063,887 US$1983: -25,600,940 US$1984: -24,232,309 US$1985: -22,689,486 US$1986: -17,588,507 US$1987: -21,773,225 US$1988: -21,567,289 US$1989: -29,029,813 US$1990: -37,035,194 US$1991: -36,069,497 US$1992: -44,695,677 US$1993: -62,259,854 US$1994: -55,515,583 US$1995: -92,162,414 US$1996: -62,405,410 US$1997: -19,713,873 US$1998: -27,391,728 US$1999: -29,481,403 US$2000: -37,286,048 US$2001: -22,599,772 US$2002: -30,809,428 US$2003: -32,491,423 US$2004: -84,115,652 US$2005: -104,950,291 US$2006: -87,544,505 US$2007: -105,293,065 US$2008: -158,342,852 US$2009: -149,149,758 US$2010: -180,208,778 US$2011: -125,757,259 US$2012: -113,445,297 US$2013: -103,220,102 US$2014: -179,306,417 US$2015: -184,409,346 US$2016: -187,098,781 US$2017: -282,503,259 US$2018: -338,078,795 US$2019: -284,122,437 US$2020: -510,673,969 US$2021: -581,352,977 US$2022: -608,114,734 US$2023: -615,947,464 US$2024: -593,356,578 US$2025: -952,151,475 US$
Change over the period: −949M (−28,976.33%)

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia -952M US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -29.17B US$
Western Africa computed -8.28B US$
Low-income countries computed -37.41B US$
Trade balance — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -952M −359M −60.47%
2024 -593M +22.59M +3.67%
2023 -616M −7.83M −1.29%
2022 -608M −26.76M −4.6%
2021 -581M −70.68M −13.84%
2020 -511M −227M −79.74%
2019 -284M +53.96M +15.96%
2018 -338M −55.58M −19.67%
2017 -283M −95.4M −50.99%
2016 -187M −2.69M −1.46%
2015 -184M −5.1M −2.85%
2014 -179M −76.09M −73.71%
2013 -103M +10.23M +9.01%
2012 -113M +12.31M +9.79%
2011 -126M +54.45M +30.22%
2010 -180M −31.06M −20.82%
2009 -149M +9.19M +5.81%
2008 -158M −53.05M −50.38%
2007 -105M −17.75M −20.27%
2006 -87.54M +17.41M +16.58%
2005 -105M −20.83M −24.77%
2004 -84.12M −51.62M −158.89%
2003 -32.49M −1.68M −5.46%
2002 -30.81M −8.21M −36.33%
2001 -22.6M +14.69M +39.39%
2000 -37.29M −7.8M −26.47%
1999 -29.48M −2.09M −7.63%
1998 -27.39M −7.68M −38.95%
1997 -19.71M +42.69M +68.41%
1996 -62.41M +29.76M +32.29%
1995 -92.16M −36.65M −66.01%
1994 -55.52M +6.74M +10.83%
1993 -62.26M −17.56M −39.3%
1992 -44.7M −8.63M −23.92%
1991 -36.07M +965,698 +2.61%
1990 -37.04M −8.01M −27.58%
1989 -29.03M −7.46M −34.6%
1988 -21.57M +205,935 +0.95%
1987 -21.77M −4.18M −23.79%
1986 -17.59M +5.1M +22.48%
1985 -22.69M +1.54M +6.37%
1984 -24.23M +1.37M +5.35%
1983 -25.6M +7.46M +22.57%
1982 -33.06M +16.81M +33.7%
1981 -49.87M +425,222 +0.85%
1980 -50.3M +8.31M +14.18%
1979 -58.6M −13.57M −30.14%
1978 -45.03M −30.14M −202.46%
1977 -14.89M −8.94M −150.49%
1976 -5.94M −7.2M −571.73%
1975 1.26M +5.8M +127.74%
1974 -4.54M +929,401 +16.98%
1973 -5.47M −1.34M −32.47%
1972 -4.13M −1.45M −53.98%
1971 -2.68M −1.05M −64.57%
1970 -1.63M +3.2M +66.27%
1969 -4.83M −303,648 −6.7%
1968 -4.53M −1.42M −45.44%
1967 -3.11M +160,862 +4.91%
1966 -3.27M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.