US trade (export - import) with Gambia in 2014
Published or Updated: Feb 09, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Gambia in 2014: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Gambia
In 2014, US trade with Gambia totaled $41.9 million, up 16.80% ($6.0 million) from 2013.
US exports to Gambia in 2014 totaled $41.5 million, up 21.69% ($7.4 million) from 2013.
US imports from Gambia in 2014 were $0.3 million, down 80.29% ($1.4 million) from 2013.
US trade surplus with Gambia in 2014 was $41.2 million, a 27.09% increase ($8.8 million) over 2013.
Gambia was the US 180th largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 181st in 2013), accounting for 0.0010% of US total trade (up from 0.0009% in 2013).
Gambia was the US 168th largest export market in 2014 (up from 173rd in 2013), accounting for 0.0026% of US total exports (up from 0.0022% in 2013).
Gambia was the US 206th largest supplier in 2014 (down from 196th in 2013), accounting for 0.0000% of US total imports (down from 0.0001% in 2013).
US Exports to Gambia
The major share of US exports to Gambia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 48.93% of US total exports to Gambia (55.42% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 27.47% of US total exports to Gambia (25.06% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.69% of US total exports to Gambia (7.93% in 2013);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.57% of US total exports to Gambia (1.94% in 2013).
The largest gains in US exports to Gambia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $3,593.0 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,567.7 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,884.6 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $980.4 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $390.2 thousand;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $382.8 thousand;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $215.4 thousand;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $184.3 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to Gambia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,981.7 thousand;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $531.2 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $298.5 thousand;
- Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings (HS code 94) - a decrease of $171.8 thousand;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $169.3 thousand;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $127.7 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2013 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2014 over 2013 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 7,302.8 | 17.58 | 3,709.8 | 96.85 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 70.0 | 0.17 | 110.5 | -36.65 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1,981.7 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 91.8 | 0.22 | 17.9 | 412.48 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0.0 | 0.00 | 84.5 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 12,269.5 | 29.54 | 12,800.7 | -4.15 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 514.9 | 1.24 | 132.0 | 289.95 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 30.0 | 0.07 | 73.5 | -59.19 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 44.1 | 0.11 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3.5 | 0.01 | 5.0 | -30.76 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,578.2 | 8.61 | 1,693.5 | 111.28 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 19.6 | 0.05 | 3.9 | 407.36 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 184.0 | 0.44 | 147.9 | 24.37 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 131.9 | 0.32 | 86.7 | 52.15 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 17.0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 159.7 | 0.38 | 120.5 | 32.55 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 726.3 | 1.75 | 637.9 | 13.85 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40.1 | 0.10 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 12.1 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 10.0 | 0.02 | 14.9 | -32.70 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 25.4 | 0.06 | 2.8 | 807.14 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 85.0 | 0.20 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 13.0 | 0.03 | 182.3 | -92.88 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 128.5 | 0.31 | 16.8 | 663.29 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0.0 | 0.00 | 104.6 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 5.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 98.0 | 0.24 | 29.1 | 237.25 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.3 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 391.9 | 0.94 | 176.5 | 122.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 15.3 | 0.04 | 143.0 | -89.31 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 3.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 55.0 | 0.13 | 8.0 | 587.20 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.6 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 75.2 | 0.18 | 142.8 | -47.31 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5.9 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 63.5 | 0.15 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 40.0 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 124.2 | 0.30 | 19.0 | 553.45 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3.1 | 0.01 | 4.0 | -22.15 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,879.3 | 4.52 | 1,489.1 | 26.20 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 1,900.5 | 4.58 | 1,716.3 | 10.74 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 7,232.8 | 17.41 | 4,665.1 | 55.04 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.3 | -100.00 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 15.0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 381.4 | 0.92 | 679.9 | -43.90 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 8.4 | 0.02 | 39.1 | -78.56 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 909.4 | 2.19 | 1,081.2 | -15.89 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 58.9 | 0.14 | 45.3 | 29.90 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 2,855.1 | 6.87 | 1,874.7 | 52.30 |
US Imports from Gambia
The major share of US imports from Gambia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 63.77% of US total imports from Gambia (11.72% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.84% of US total imports from Gambia (2.27% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.88% of US total imports from Gambia (0.86% in 2013);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of US total imports from Gambia (79.20% in 2013).
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of US total imports from Gambia (1.64% in 2013).
The largest gains in US imports from Gambia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $32.3 thousand;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $31.1 thousand;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $26.5 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $20.0 thousand;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $11.7 thousand;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $6.4 thousand;
- Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork (HS code 46) - an increase of $5.5 thousand;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $4.5 thousand;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $2.0 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1.0 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from Gambia in 2014 over the 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $1,360.3 thousand;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $45.8 thousand;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $28.2 thousand;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $21.0 thousand;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $18.3 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $16.7 thousand;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $9.4 thousand;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $6.9 thousand;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $4.1 thousand;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $4.0 thousand;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $3.6 thousand;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $3.1 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2013 USD thousand) |
Change in 2014 over 2013 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 98.8 | 29.19 | 144.6 | -31.67 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 41.4 | 12.24 | 9.2 | 352.88 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2.0 | 0.59 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 12.9 | 3.82 | 6.5 | 98.88 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 21.5 | 6.34 | 9.8 | 120.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 34.7 | 10.26 | 3.6 | 865.62 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 4.5 | 1.32 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.4 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 18.3 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1.2 | 0.35 | 5.3 | -77.65 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.9 | -100.00 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 5.5 | 1.63 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4.2 | 1.25 | 7.8 | -46.08 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3.2 | 0.95 | 2.7 | 18.04 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1,360.3 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 28.2 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 16.6 | 4.91 | 33.4 | -50.15 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 20.0 | 5.91 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3.4 | 1.01 | 2.4 | 43.02 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 0.8 | 0.25 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 26.5 | 7.84 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | -100.00 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 41.1 | 12.13 | 62.0 | -33.79 |