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The Gambia’s trade: exports, imports and the trade balance

The Gambia’s goods trade from official statistics: exports, imports and the balance.

Updated November 5, 2026

A container ship at the port of Banjul, in 2009
A container ship at the port of Banjul, in 2009. Photo: Elgaard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.

Latest figures

Goods exports, quarterly
$171mn · Q2 2026
Source: CBG Monetary Policy Committee press release, August 20, 2026
Goods imports, quarterly
$413.5mn · Q2 2026
Source: CBG Monetary Policy Committee press release, August 20, 2026
Goods trade deficit, quarterly
$242.5mn · Q2 2026
Source: CBG Monetary Policy Committee press release, August 20, 2026
Current account deficit, quarterly
$34.6mn · Q2 2026
Source: CBG Monetary Policy Committee press release, August 20, 2026

Figures checked against their source.

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