# Gambia to Germany HS 293499 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 14/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $5.8B
- Buyer market growth: +118.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 56.4%

## What the signal means

The signal points to a newly observed exporter-to-buyer relationship in the available reporting. It is a prompt for market research, not a forecast, order, or guarantee of commercial access. Compare demand, suppliers, access, and route history together before acting.

## Market opportunity

- Latest buyer imports: $5.8B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $8.1B
- Supplier countries observed: 99
- Average buyer imports: $1.3B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $5.8B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +12.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +118.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: IRL
- Top supplier share: 56.4%
- Market concentration: 3,472
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 56.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 4,731 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $50.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +4.6%
- Population: 83,129k
- GDP: $4.2T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 22.1%
- Savings rate: 27.7%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $4.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Gambia to Germany route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 293499 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.3M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $609.6K | -52.6% |
| 1997 | $419.0K | -31.3% |
| 1998 | $1.6M | +290.8% |
| 1999 | $577.8K | -64.7% |
| 2000 | $578.4K | +0.1% |
| 2001 | $1.0M | +77.8% |
| 2002 | $2.0M | +93.3% |
| 2003 | $1.0M | -49.6% |
| 2004 | $286.8K | -71.4% |
| 2005 | $275.4K | -4.0% |
| 2006 | $209.3K | -24.0% |
| 2007 | $112.3K | -46.3% |
| 2008 | $139.2K | +23.9% |
| 2009 | $59.7K | -57.1% |
| 2010 | $57.7K | -3.3% |
| 2011 | $182.9K | +217.1% |
| 2012 | $346.3K | +89.4% |
| 2013 | $639.3K | +84.6% |
| 2014 | $1.4M | +115.1% |
| 2015 | $701.7K | -49.0% |
| 2016 | $157.9K | -77.5% |
| 2017 | $309.2K | +95.8% |
| 2018 | $464.7K | +50.3% |
| 2019 | $613.9K | +32.1% |
| 2020 | $341.6K | -44.3% |
| 2021 | $679.3K | +98.8% |
| 2022 | $805.7K | +18.6% |
| 2023 | $878.8K | +9.1% |
| 2024 | $377.7K | -57.0% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Gambia to ARE | HS 870323 | New corridor | $9.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gmb-are-870323) |
| Gambia to Taiwan | HS 847180 | New corridor | $5.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gmb-twn-847180) |
| Gambia to SGP | HS 848690 | New corridor | $4.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gmb-sgp-848690) |
| Gambia to ARE | HS 300490 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gmb-are-300490) |
| Gambia to France | HS 190590 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gmb-fra-190590) |
| Gambia to France | HS 870840 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gmb-fra-870840) |
| Gambia to Saudi Arabia | HS 711319 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gmb-sau-711319) |
| Gambia to France | HS 640419 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gmb-fra-640419) |

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a new corridor signal mean?

It identifies an exporter, buyer market, and HS6 combination included in the available new-corridor signal set for 2024. It is a research prompt, not a guarantee of demand or sales.

### Is the market opportunity reported trade?

Reported buyer imports and exporter share are observations. Any projection or share-gap measure is calculated from the available data and should not be treated as an order or forecast.

### What should exporters check next?

Validate product fit, buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, competition, and the depth of product-level history before pursuing the route.

## Method

The signal is a calculated research indicator based on available reported trade observations. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-02). [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.