October 2011
Gambia
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  1 728 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)   807 Merchandise  198 192
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  2 420 excluding intra-EU trade 172 166
Current account balance (million US$, 2010)   52 Commercial services 177 186
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)   370 excluding intra-EU trade 151 160
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   79.1
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   125 5 6 5
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   126 5 2 4
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   112 2 4 7
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 23 October 1996 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review 14, 16 September 2010 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    13.7 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   29
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 1 - 0
All goods   102.6   14.0 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   104.3   16.5 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   57.6   13.7 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   29.6 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   10.6 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   111 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)   15 13 10 0
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)   276 1 -6 -9
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    0.00 Share in world total imports  0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   75.0 Agricultural products 36.7
Fuels and mining products   18.8 Fuels and mining products 11.3
Manufactures   3.1 Manufactures 50.3
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Senegal   26.8 1. European Union (27)   32.0
2. Guinea   23.9 2. Côte d'Ivoire   14.3
3. European Union (27)   17.4 3. China   11.5
4. Guinea-Bissau   14.0 4. Brazil   5.7
5. India   4.4 5. Malaysia   4.5
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   88   1 -11 -15
Commercial services imports (million US$)   72   9 -4 -13
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.00   Share in world total imports 0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   41.7   Transportation 47.8
Travel   35.8   Travel 14.8
Other commercial services   22.5   Other commercial services 37.5
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2007 Trademark registrations by office, 2007
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
...   7   7   42   285 ...   327
                         
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2009.