# Gambia Export Playbook for Southeast Asia

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

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## Overview

- Exporter: Gambia (GMB)
- Region: Southeast Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 6
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $45.2B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 13,266 km
- Average business entry indicator: 14 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Thailand | THA | $16.2B | 25 | Not reported | 12,474 km | 6 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | $8.9B | 12 | Not reported | 12,672 km | 16 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |
| Malaysia | MYS | $8.9B | 9 | Not reported | 12,982 km | 18 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits |
| Singapore | SGP | $8.8B | 5 | Not reported | 13,270 km | 2 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 |
| Philippines | PHL | $1.5B | 3 | Not reported | 14,415 km | 33 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units |
| Indonesia | IDN | $825.4M | 3 | Not reported | 13,785 km | 13 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Malaysia (MYS) | 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 | $6.5B | +5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | HS 854239 - Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $5.7B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 880330 - Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $4.6B | +7.9% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 847180 - Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $2.8B | +9.8% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $2.3B | +16.8% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 080131 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $1.7B | +25.1% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Thailand (THA) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $1.4B | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 520100 - Cotton: not carded or combed | $1.4B | +16.5% | +0.2% |
| 9 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $1.4B | +23.5% | +0.1% |
| 10 | Thailand (THA) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.1B | +2.4% | +0.0% |
| 11 | Thailand (THA) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.1B | +25.3% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.1B | -1.5% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Thailand (THA) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $1.0B | +5.7% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Thailand (THA) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $886.3M | +9.4% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Thailand (THA) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $789.8M | +5.4% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Philippines (PHL) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $652.5M | +0.7% | +0.0% |
| 17 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 850300 - Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $622.8M | +13.5% | +0.1% |
| 18 | Thailand (THA) | HS 854370 - Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $540.2M | +7.6% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Thailand (THA) | HS 854442 - Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $487.7M | +7.3% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Viet Nam (VNM) | 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 | $482.1M | +22.0% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 16 | $43.4B | $18.3B | +6.5% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 12 | $17.1B | $7.4B | +3.9% |
| HS2 88 - HS2 sector 88 | 1 | $5.1B | $4.6B | +7.9% |
| HS2 39 - HS2 sector 39 | 4 | $4.6B | $3.8B | +10.2% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 4 | $2.8B | $1.9B | +8.7% |
| HS2 08 - HS2 sector 08 | 2 | $2.5B | $1.8B | +21.4% |
| HS2 73 - HS2 sector 73 | 1 | $2.3B | $1.4B | +7.4% |
| HS2 52 - HS2 sector 52 | 1 | $2.9B | $1.4B | +16.5% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Gambia focus on Southeast 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.