# Gambia Export Playbook for East Asia

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in East Asia. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Gambia (GMB)
- Region: East Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 5
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $319.2B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 13,349 km
- Average business entry indicator: 6 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| China | CHN | $229.3B | 58 | Not reported | 12,366 km | 9 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | $65.9B | 27 | Not reported | 13,207 km | 8 | Electronic integrated circuits: memories |
| Japan | JPN | $12.0B | 9 | Not reported | 14,027 km | 11 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Taiwan | TWN | $10.5B | 5 | Not reported | 13,790 km | 0 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HKG | $1.5B | 3 | Not reported | 13,355 km | 2 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China (CHN) | HS 854231 - Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $93.1B | +18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854232 - Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $24.8B | +13.4% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $10.6B | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854231 - Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $10.5B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $8.3B | +2.6% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $7.3B | +5.8% | +0.0% |
| 8 | China (CHN) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $6.7B | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 9 | China (CHN) | HS 854129 - Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $6.7B | +19.4% | +0.0% |
| 10 | China (CHN) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $6.7B | +8.8% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 850760 - Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $6.7B | +20.0% | +0.0% |
| 12 | China (CHN) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $4.5B | +12.9% | +0.0% |
| 13 | China (CHN) | HS 847170 - Data processing machines: storage units | $4.3B | +15.9% | +0.0% |
| 14 | China (CHN) | HS 854233 - Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiers | $4.2B | +16.9% | +0.0% |
| 15 | China (CHN) | HS 330499 - Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $4.1B | +24.7% | +0.0% |
| 16 | China (CHN) | HS 440122 - Wood: in chips or particles, non-coniferous | $3.7B | +44.6% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 851770 - Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $3.4B | +9.6% | +0.0% |
| 18 | China (CHN) | HS 440321 - Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | $2.6B | +16.3% | +0.0% |
| 19 | China (CHN) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $2.5B | +12.3% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 870340 - Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $2.4B | +26.7% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 31 | $406.1B | $253.7B | +10.8% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 10 | $43.2B | $15.1B | +8.4% |
| HS2 44 - HS2 sector 44 | 12 | $9.7B | $10.8B | +17.1% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 1 | $17.9B | $6.7B | +8.8% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 8 | $10.4B | $6.4B | +13.9% |
| HS2 74 - HS2 sector 74 | 2 | $17.7B | $4.8B | +10.0% |
| HS2 33 - HS2 sector 33 | 2 | $10.8B | $4.4B | +16.1% |
| HS2 23 - HS2 sector 23 | 1 | $3.0B | $1.7B | +8.6% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Gambia focus on East Asia?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.