# Gambia Export Playbook for Latin America and Caribbean

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Gambia (GMB)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $2.7B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 6,985 km
- Average business entry indicator: 21 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $2.1B | 6 | Not reported | 5,254 km | 17 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units |
| Costa Rica | CRI | $243.6M | 1 | Not reported | 7,336 km | 23 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |
| Chile | CHL | $205.1M | 1 | Not reported | 7,751 km | 4 | Fats and oils and their fractions: of fish, (excluding liver-oils) |
| Honduras | HND | $151.9M | 1 | Not reported | 7,598 km | 42 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $669.7M | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $471.6M | +6.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 903289 - Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumatic | $281.6M | +10.1% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Costa Rica (CRI) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $243.6M | +13.4% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854370 - Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $220.2M | +5.6% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854442 - Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $210.8M | +7.7% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $210.5M | +7.5% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Chile (CHL) | HS 150420 - Fats and oils and their fractions: of fish, (excluding liver-oils) | $205.1M | +23.2% | +0.2% |
| 9 | Honduras (HND) | HS 870421 - Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $151.9M | +9.3% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 4 | $2.5B | $1.1B | +6.7% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 1 | $978.3M | $669.7M | +1.7% |
| HS2 90 - HS2 sector 90 | 1 | $995.1M | $281.6M | +10.1% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $256.1M | $243.6M | +13.4% |
| HS2 15 - HS2 sector 15 | 1 | $309.0M | $205.1M | +23.2% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 1 | $346.6M | $151.9M | +9.3% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Gambia focus on Latin America and Caribbean?

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.