Summary
- Share of its imports
- 19.5%
- Value imported
- $366million
- Rank among its suppliers
- 1st
- Products where it sells over 50%
- 51
- Products where it sells over 75%
- 29
- Dominated value
- $247million
- Share of total imports
- 13.2%
Trend
Trend in shares
China went from 16.4% to 19.5% of what the Gambia buys
Share (%)
- China 19.5%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Value (USD millions) | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52 | 16.4% | 1 |
| 1996 | 44 | 12.4% | 1 |
| 1997 | 38 | 9.7% | 2 |
| 1998 | 48 | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1999 | 54 | 13.7% | 1 |
| 2000 | 62 | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2001 | 63 | 16.1% | 1 |
| 2002 | 73 | 17% | 1 |
| 2003 | 89 | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2004 | 102 | 17.8% | 1 |
| 2005 | 95 | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2006 | 133 | 18.9% | 1 |
| 2007 | 136 | 15.6% | 1 |
| 2008 | 135 | 15.6% | 1 |
| 2009 | 163 | 19.6% | 1 |
| 2010 | 169 | 21.1% | 1 |
| 2011 | 267 | 24.8% | 1 |
| 2012 | 245 | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2013 | 281 | 27.3% | 1 |
| 2014 | 311 | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2015 | 279 | 26.5% | 1 |
| 2016 | 271 | 27.9% | 1 |
| 2017 | 366 | 28.1% | 1 |
| 2018 | 385 | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2019 | 451 | 29.5% | 1 |
| 2020 | 450 | 28.7% | 1 |
| 2021 | 453 | 24.2% | 1 |
| 2022 | 417 | 22.2% | 1 |
| 2023 | 400 | 22.6% | 1 |
| 2024 | 366 | 19.5% | 1 |
Products where China sells more than half
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight cotton fabric | China | 71.4% | India · 22.6% | $72 million |
| Synthetic filament fabric | China | 89.3%over 75% | India · 9.8% | $28 million |
| Tea | China | 86.2%over 75% | Sri Lanka · 8% | $15 million |
| Rubber and plastic footwear | China | 95.1%over 75% | Côte d'Ivoire · 2.5% | $13 million |
| Motorcycles | China | 60.7% | India · 26.8% | $9 million |
| Gas, water and electricity meters | China | 91.4%over 75% | South Africa · 6.3% | $8 million |
| Embroidery | China | 81.6%over 75% | India · 11.8% | $6 million |
| Coated flat steel | China | 75% | United Arab Emirates · 9.2% | $6 million |
| Synthetic staple fiber fabric | China | 97.4%over 75% | France · 2% | $5 million |
| Detergents and surfactants | China | 51.8% | Senegal · 33.7% | $5 million |
| Welded steel pipes | China | 63.1% | India · 16.7% | $5 million |
| Rope, twine and fishing nets | China | 89.5%over 75% | Thailand · 3.5% | $4 million |
| Batteries | China | 63.7% | Malaysia · 13.6% | $4 million |
| Women's suits and dresses | China | 98.1%over 75% | United Kingdom · 1% | $4 million |
| Artificial filament fabric | China | 72.4% | India · 20.9% | $4 million |
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | China | 54% | United Kingdom · 15.7% | $3 million |
| Aluminum bars and profiles | China | 91.9%over 75% | Turkey · 6% | $3 million |
| Motorcycle and bicycle parts | China | 72.8% | India · 18.8% | $3 million |
| Lamps and light fittings | China | 55.4% | France · 17.9% | $3 million |
| Bags, suitcases and cases | China | 81.8%over 75% | Spain · 3.8% | $3 million |
| Aluminum structures | China | 88.3%over 75% | India · 5.8% | $3 million |
| Other synthetic fiber fabric | China | 99%over 75% | United States · 1.1% | $3 million |
| Curtains and interior blinds | China | 95.2%over 75% | United Arab Emirates · 1.4% | $2 million |
| Ceramic building bricks | China | 78.2%over 75% | Senegal · 16.8% | $2 million |
| Plastic building fittings | China | 80.8%over 75% | India · 8.7% | $2 million |
| Tomato preserves | China | 87%over 75% | Senegal · 7.8% | $2 million |
| New tires | China | 75.9%over 75% | India · 13.8% | $2 million |
| Central heating boilers | China | 97.6%over 75% | Senegal · 2.4% | $2 million |
| T-shirts | China | 71% | Pakistan · 17% | $2 million |
| Steam turbines | China | 100%over 75% | Switzerland · 0% | $2 million |
and 21 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Are there other suppliers in the world?
- China sells 41.7% of what the world exports of lightweight cotton fabric; next come India (11.3%), Pakistan (8.1%) and Italy (5.1%). The rest of the world exported 66.7 times what the Gambia buys from China.
- China sells 61.9% of what the world exports of synthetic filament fabric; next come Taiwan (4.8%), South Korea (4.5%) and India (3.3%). The rest of the world exported 379.6 times what the Gambia buys from China.
- China sells 17% of what the world exports of tea; next come Kenya (19.2%), Sri Lanka (18.1%) and India (11.3%). The rest of the world exported 402.6 times what the Gambia buys from China.
- China sells 50.6% of what the world exports of rubber and plastic footwear; next come Vietnam (16.4%), Indonesia (6%) and Germany (3.8%). The rest of the world exported 1,566.7 times what the Gambia buys from China.
- China sells 28.6% of what the world exports of motorcycles; next come Japan (10.4%), Germany (8.3%) and Thailand (8.3%). The rest of the world exported 3,027 times what the Gambia buys from China.
- China sells 26.5% of what the world exports of gas, water and electricity meters; next come Mexico (15.9%), United States (6.6%) and Germany (5.7%). The rest of the world exported 900 times what the Gambia buys from China.
- China sells 60.4% of what the world exports of embroidery; next come India (9.9%), Thailand (3.6%) and Turkey (3.4%). The rest of the world exported 94 times what the Gambia buys from China.
- China sells 27.6% of what the world exports of coated flat steel; next come South Korea (10.3%), Germany (7.2%) and Belgium (4.8%). The rest of the world exported 7,452.1 times what the Gambia buys from China.
- China sells 44% of what the world exports of synthetic staple fiber fabric; next come United States (6.5%), Turkey (6.3%) and Italy (5.2%). The rest of the world exported 408.6 times what the Gambia buys from China.
- China sells 8.8% of what the world exports of detergents and surfactants; next come Germany (10.8%), United States (9.5%) and France (6.5%). The rest of the world exported 8,839.3 times what the Gambia buys from China.
Exports from the rest of the world already have buyers; the figure shows scale, not availability.
Seen from China
The Gambia is China’s 157th-largest customer, with 0.01% of its exports.
Links
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.