Share of imports that come from China in Gambia
Gambia: Share of imports that come from China was 9.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of imports that come from China in Gambia, 1963–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 9.2% for share of imports that come from china in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Gambia peaked at 22.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1963.
Gambia ranks 151st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of imports that come from China in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2.5% | — |
| 1964 | 3.4% | +39.8% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | +37.3% |
| 1966 | 5.5% | +17.4% |
| 1967 | 6.6% | +20.3% |
| 1968 | 13.8% | +107.7% |
| 1969 | 8.7% | -36.7% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 9.3% | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 12.5% | +34.6% |
| 1973 | 13.6% | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | +25.8% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 13.0% | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 15.4% | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 17.8% | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | -41.7% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | +20.6% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -43.9% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +109.7% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +45.1% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -74.3% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | -23.8% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +337.9% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -62.5% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -35.6% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +136.3% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -64.2% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +150.6% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 9.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 9.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +337.9% | 3.9% | 17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 2.5% | 13.8% | 7 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 8.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 5.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 3.9% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 4.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 3.5% | 10.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 7.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 50.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0378 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 34.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 43.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0276 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 25.35 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Gambia?
- Share of imports that come from china in Gambia was 9.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Gambia ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.