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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 5.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 8.43 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.23
1966	0.19
1967	0.25
1968	0.25
1969	3.47
1970	1.73
1971	0.38
1972	0.80
1973	0.04
1981	2.79
1983	4.54
1986	0.34
1987	0.05
1988	0.00
1989	0.04
1990	0.35
1991	0.24
1992	0.15
1993	0.37
1994	0.60
1995	0.60
1996	0.92
1997	1.97
1998	1.16
1999	2.84
2000	2.41
2001	1.99
2002	1.09
2003	2.58
2004	2.39
2005	2.97
2006	3.19
2007	3.34
2008	5.43
2009	6.88
2010	8.43
2011	4.80
2012	3.17
2013	5.29
2014	2.69
2015	3.45
2016	3.32
2017	2.53
2018	3.34
2019	6.74
2020	5.78

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in The Gambia was 695,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 695,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 9,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	9,000,000
1961	13,000,000
1962	13,000,000
1963	12,000,000
1964	12,000,000
1965	16,000,000
1966	18,000,000
1967	19,000,000
1968	21,000,000
1969	20,000,000
1970	18,000,000
1971	21,000,000
1972	25,000,000
1973	31,000,000
1974	47,000,000
1975	60,000,000
1976	74,000,000
1977	78,000,000
1978	100,000,000
1979	141,000,000
1980	165,000,000
1981	126,000,000
1982	103,000,000
1983	115,000,000
1984	100,000,000
1985	93,000,000
1986	104,000,000
1987	127,000,000
1988	138,000,000
1989	161,000,000
1990	188,000,000
1991	204,000,000
1992	218,000,000
1993	261,000,000
1994	212,000,000
1995	182,000,000
1996	258,000,000
1997	278,000,000
1998	228,000,000
1999	192,000,000
2000	187,000,000
2001	134,000,000
2002	161,000,000
2003	156,000,000
2004	229,000,000
2005	260,000,000
2006	259,000,000
2007	321,000,000
2008	322,000,000
2009	304,000,000
2010	285,000,000
2011	341,000,000
2012	380,000,000
2013	350,000,000
2014	387,000,000
2015	420,000,000
2016	336,000,000
2017	548,000,000
2018	677,000,000
2019	621,000,000
2020	695,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 39.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 77.58 in 1987, while its lowest value was 23.38 in 2018.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	73.58
1964	70.62
1965	74.89
1966	73.58
1967	75.88
1968	71.74
1969	70.21
1970	71.73
1971	74.52
1972	67.98
1973	68.41
1974	58.89
1975	64.39
1976	62.71
1977	69.80
1978	67.44
1979	69.04
1980	64.31
1981	57.18
1982	66.69
1983	68.56
1984	64.44
1985	68.20
1986	69.49
1987	77.58
1988	73.07
1989	67.72
1990	57.70
1991	57.68
1992	60.14
1993	54.74
1994	55.09
1995	55.34
1996	65.84
1997	70.25
1998	57.10
1999	68.42
2000	64.54
2001	72.53
2002	76.36
2003	75.70
2004	60.67
2005	60.53
2006	68.45
2007	69.01
2008	67.13
2009	49.28
2010	47.21
2011	34.05
2012	31.12
2013	32.34
2014	31.61
2015	32.27
2016	40.81
2017	27.84
2018	23.38
2019	29.65
2020	39.73

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 42.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 51.47 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.80 in 1987.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	12.48
1964	14.09
1965	14.31
1966	13.97
1967	14.24
1968	18.15
1969	21.41
1970	14.88
1971	13.20
1972	15.79
1973	13.87
1974	18.46
1975	17.98
1976	18.13
1977	14.37
1978	14.26
1979	18.25
1980	21.27
1981	26.11
1982	18.21
1983	20.95
1984	17.19
1985	15.21
1986	14.17
1987	8.80
1988	14.33
1989	11.46
1990	20.53
1991	21.95
1992	23.41
1993	28.07
1994	15.96
1995	17.48
1996	18.22
1997	19.22
1998	31.47
1999	23.15
2000	19.79
2001	16.52
2002	14.86
2003	14.98
2004	23.11
2005	23.21
2006	18.03
2007	19.43
2008	23.73
2009	42.59
2010	46.26
2011	37.25
2012	33.41
2013	37.49
2014	41.63
2015	33.47
2016	36.56
2017	34.70
2018	36.56
2019	51.47
2020	42.34

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 14.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 25.71 in 1993, while its lowest value was 5.44 in 2003.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	8.56
1964	11.62
1965	9.72
1966	10.44
1967	11.17
1968	15.98
1969	13.55
1970	11.45
1971	11.77
1972	14.45
1973	13.08
1974	15.65
1975	16.49
1976	17.54
1977	14.07
1978	10.97
1979	16.68
1980	20.26
1981	22.48
1982	17.70
1983	15.76
1984	16.69
1985	14.60
1986	13.82
1987	7.72
1988	12.72
1989	10.43
1990	19.39
1991	19.32
1992	19.34
1993	25.71
1994	9.30
1995	11.84
1996	7.75
1997	9.29
1998	19.88
1999	9.68
2000	11.12
2001	8.20
2002	6.82
2003	5.44
2004	14.33
2005	10.88
2006	10.93
2007	11.71
2008	15.07
2009	22.44
2010	17.73
2011	15.02
2012	15.04
2013	14.00
2014	17.99
2015	13.11
2016	13.77
2017	16.43
2018	12.52
2019	17.65
2020	14.94

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 9.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 9.51 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.11
1968	0.04
1969	0.30
1970	0.11
1971	0.05
1984	0.26
1985	0.26
1986	0.15
1987	0.01
1988	0.05
1989	0.02
1994	0.03
1995	0.11
1996	0.06
1997	0.04
1998	0.44
1999	1.79
2000	0.20
2001	1.30
2002	0.34
2003	1.30
2004	1.55
2005	0.72
2006	0.42
2007	0.55
2008	0.59
2009	3.63
2010	2.91
2011	4.12
2012	4.73
2013	4.67
2014	2.88
2015	2.62
2016	3.57
2017	4.04
2018	3.77
2019	4.58
2020	9.51

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 8.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 12.78 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.15
1966	0.02
1967	0.03
1968	0.04
1969	1.02
1970	0.02
1971	0.05
1978	2.88
1979	0.59
1980	0.34
1981	0.31
1982	0.25
1983	0.04
1984	0.02
1985	0.25
1986	0.16
1987	0.52
1988	1.56
1989	0.91
1990	0.33
1991	0.29
1992	0.38
1993	0.90
1994	1.30
1995	2.23
1996	5.56
1997	2.71
1998	4.90
1999	6.16
2000	5.76
2001	4.07
2002	4.91
2003	3.60
2004	4.65
2005	4.44
2006	3.93
2007	3.59
2008	3.99
2009	6.97
2010	12.78
2011	11.98
2012	7.39
2013	11.11
2014	11.48
2015	9.88
2016	12.54
2017	8.62
2018	11.45
2019	11.66
2020	8.44

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 2.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 4.74 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.23
1966	0.19
1967	0.25
1968	0.25
1969	3.47
1970	1.72
1971	0.37
1972	0.80
1973	0.04
1981	2.79
1983	4.54
1986	0.01
1987	0.05
1989	0.03
1990	0.22
1991	0.21
1992	0.14
1993	0.35
1994	0.13
1995	0.06
1996	0.37
1997	0.95
1998	0.69
1999	1.07
2000	0.93
2001	0.86
2002	0.37
2003	1.04
2004	0.68
2005	0.97
2006	1.17
2007	1.07
2008	1.24
2009	3.68
2010	4.74
2011	2.47
2012	1.50
2013	1.19
2014	0.92
2015	1.23
2016	1.17
2017	0.93
2018	1.83
2019	3.96
2020	2.96

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 6.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 13.61 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	3.92
1964	2.46
1965	4.21
1966	3.22
1967	2.79
1968	1.83
1969	3.06
1970	1.57
1971	0.95
1972	0.53
1973	0.75
1974	2.81
1975	1.49
1976	0.59
1977	0.30
1978	0.42
1979	0.98
1980	0.67
1981	0.53
1982	0.27
1983	0.61
1984	0.22
1985	0.10
1986	0.03
1987	0.49
1988	0.01
1989	0.07
1990	0.59
1991	2.13
1992	3.55
1993	1.11
1994	5.19
1995	3.25
1996	4.48
1997	6.23
1998	5.56
1999	4.46
2000	1.78
2001	2.08
2002	2.42
2003	3.59
2004	1.89
2005	6.21
2006	1.59
2007	2.50
2008	2.84
2009	5.86
2010	8.10
2011	3.66
2012	4.75
2013	6.51
2014	8.37
2015	6.63
2016	5.51
2017	4.67
2018	7.00
2019	13.61
2020	6.49

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 17.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 39.93 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.53 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	4.53
1964	7.20
1965	3.57
1966	3.25
1967	3.00
1968	3.59
1969	3.61
1970	4.34
1971	7.04
1972	7.22
1973	7.10
1974	6.26
1975	7.16
1976	5.97
1977	5.83
1978	9.55
1979	5.35
1980	8.44
1981	6.65
1982	4.45
1983	0.53
1984	6.05
1985	4.91
1986	3.15
1987	2.94
1988	2.61
1989	8.72
1990	9.37
1991	6.97
1992	7.46
1993	7.47
1994	21.83
1995	19.38
1996	11.90
1997	10.45
1998	11.37
1999	8.42
2000	15.62
2001	10.85
2002	8.68
2003	9.29
2004	16.21
2005	16.20
2006	13.52
2007	11.54
2008	9.14
2009	7.91
2010	5.55
2011	28.21
2012	34.62
2013	29.95
2014	26.60
2015	34.23
2016	22.60
2017	37.44
2018	39.93
2019	18.82
2020	17.84

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 0.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 16.39 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	9.42
1964	8.10
1965	7.22
1966	9.20
1967	6.88
1968	6.53
1969	4.77
1970	9.05
1971	5.24
1972	9.01
1973	10.61
1974	16.39
1975	10.46
1976	13.19
1977	10.00
1978	8.76
1979	7.37
1980	5.99
1981	10.06
1982	10.65
1983	9.95
1984	12.31
1985	11.69
1986	13.19
1987	10.69
1988	10.00
1989	12.09
1990	12.41
1991	13.41
1992	9.00
1993	9.71
1994	7.11
1995	7.79
1996	4.04
1997	0.08
1998	0.06
1999	0.00
2000	0.05
2001	0.11
2002	0.11
2003	0.03
2004	0.01
2005	0.05
2006	0.00
2007	0.02
2008	0.01
2009	0.21
2010	0.97
2011	0.49
2012	0.85
2013	0.22
2014	0.16
2015	0.03
2016	0.03
2017	0.02
2018	0.13
2019	0.07
2020	0.09

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in The Gambia was $553,142,600 as of 2020. Over the past 57 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $553,142,600 in 2020 and $11,709,000 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	$11,709,000
1964	$12,140,000
1965	$16,277,000
1966	$19,830,000
1967	$20,805,000
1968	$22,385,000
1969	$17,061,000
1970	$20,439,000
1971	$22,338,000
1972	$24,919,000
1973	$31,391,000
1974	$44,602,000
1975	$58,581,000
1976	$74,149,000
1977	$77,570,000
1978	$98,981,000
1979	$139,882,000
1980	$166,814,000
1981	$112,635,200
1982	$110,737,500
1983	$102,982,700
1984	$109,347,700
1985	$120,214,600
1986	$164,461,300
1987	$182,392,400
1988	$213,559,200
1989	$194,916,700
1990	$230,700,700
1991	$311,229,100
1992	$397,998,600
1993	$375,811,900
1994	$209,166,700
1995	$140,352,000
1996	$272,410,400
1997	$173,951,200
1998	$327,769,100
1999	$193,669,800
2000	$190,388,200
2001	$133,527,500
2002	$160,974,500
2003	$158,531,400
2004	$236,607,500
2005	$260,411,600
2006	$257,947,700
2007	$322,702,800
2008	$287,935,400
2009	$270,155,000
2010	$225,106,800
2011	$340,373,200
2012	$380,357,100
2013	$348,365,200
2014	$384,431,300
2015	$391,496,500
2016	$366,422,900
2017	$460,730,800
2018	$504,368,900
2019	$494,031,900
2020	$553,142,600

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in The Gambia was 17.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 39.93 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.53 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1963	4.53
1964	7.20
1965	3.57
1966	3.25
1967	3.00
1968	3.59
1969	3.61
1970	4.34
1971	7.04
1972	7.22
1973	7.10
1974	6.26
1975	7.16
1976	5.97
1977	5.83
1978	9.55
1979	5.35
1980	8.44
1981	6.65
1982	4.45
1983	0.53
1984	6.05
1985	4.91
1986	3.15
1987	2.94
1988	2.61
1989	8.72
1990	9.37
1991	6.97
1992	7.46
1993	7.47
1994	21.83
1995	19.38
1996	11.90
1997	10.45
1998	11.37
1999	8.42
2000	15.62
2001	10.85
2002	8.68
2003	9.29
2004	16.21
2005	16.20
2006	13.52
2007	11.54
2008	9.14
2009	7.91
2010	5.55
2011	28.21
2012	34.62
2013	29.95
2014	26.60
2015	34.23
2016	22.60
2017	37.44
2018	39.93
2019	18.82
2020	17.84

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports