# Gambia Export Playbook for Middle East

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Gambia (GMB)
- Region: Middle East
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 4
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $23.6B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 6,332 km
- Average business entry indicator: 10 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | $21.9B | 8 | Not reported | 7,506 km | 4 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Israel | ISR | $693.6M | 1 | Not reported | 5,608 km | 11 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus |
| Turkey | TUR | $611.0M | 3 | Not reported | 5,368 km | 7 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried |
| Kuwait | KWT | $353.2M | 2 | Not reported | 6,846 km | 19 | Commodities not specified according to kind |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $20.3B | +43.7% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Israel (ISR) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $693.6M | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $412.1M | +2.8% | +0.0% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | 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) | $336.6M | +12.0% | +0.0% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $297.4M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 080132 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $222.8M | +32.2% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $220.7M | +11.7% | +0.9% |
| 8 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $184.5M | +54.8% | +0.0% |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $183.8M | +10.8% | +0.1% |
| 10 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 610910 - T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $168.8M | +11.0% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 230120 - Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $167.5M | +11.7% | +0.7% |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 853710 - Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $155.4M | +8.2% | +0.0% |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 030617 - Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $146.8M | +8.0% | +0.0% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 880330 - Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $117.9M | +6.9% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $80.0B | $20.3B | +43.7% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 2 | $1.9B | $849.0M | +11.0% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 2 | $512.8M | $596.5M | +28.8% |
| HS2 33 - HS2 sector 33 | 1 | $1.1B | $336.6M | +12.0% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 1 | $593.6M | $297.4M | +8.5% |
| HS2 08 - HS2 sector 08 | 1 | $138.4M | $222.8M | +32.2% |
| HS2 12 - HS2 sector 12 | 1 | $409.6M | $220.7M | +11.7% |
| HS2 74 - HS2 sector 74 | 1 | $191.0M | $183.8M | +10.8% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Gambia focus on Middle East?

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.