Gambia: Growth of exports

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 Gambia

Exports of goods and services, annual growth

 Latest value 18.90
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2023
 Average 1.33
 Min - Max -54.42 - 51.08
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 18.9 percent, an increase from 8.5 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 5.19 percent, based on data from 130 countries. Historically, the average for the Gambia from 2005 to 2023 is 1.33 percent. The minimum value, -54.42 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 51.08 percent was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Gambia - Growth of exports - Recent values chart

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Gambia - Growth of exports - historical chart - 2005-2023




Definition: Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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 Terms of trade 97.46 2021 percent
 Trade openness 40.59 2023 percent
 Financial openness 2.299 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 5.45 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 0.13 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 18.90 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 35.14 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 0.82 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 8.91 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.23 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 1994 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -7.60 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -0.09 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -29.70 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -0.56 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 0.58 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 26.82 2023 percent
 Remittances 627.52 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -240.78 2022 million USD
 External debt 52.39 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 3.58 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 7.12 2022 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 30.54 7/2024 billion
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