# Gambia to Saudi Arabia HS 853720 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for 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 exceeding 1000 volts. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 100/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $436.3M
- Buyer market growth: +61.9%
- Current exporter share: 1.0%
- Share gap: 46.1%

## 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: $436.3M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $570.9M
- Supplier countries observed: 56
- Average buyer imports: $150.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $436.3M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +9.4%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +61.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 47.1%
- Market concentration: 2,634
- Exporter share: 1.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 46.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 9.9%
- MFN tariff: 9.9%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 6,732 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 10.4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $23.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +3.5%
- Population: 35,341k
- GDP: $833.5B
- GDP five-year CAGR: +6.9%
- Investment rate: 26.3%
- Savings rate: 44.2%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $4.4M | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Gambia to Saudi Arabia route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 853720 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1996 | $277.2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $14.6K | +5181.6% |
| 2000 | $412.0K | +2714.2% |
| 2001 | $64.6K | -84.3% |
| 2009 | $40.2K | -37.9% |
| 2010 | $24.6K | -38.9% |
| 2011 | $419.2 | -98.3% |
| 2012 | $411.7 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | $302.0K | +73251.6% |
| 2015 | $1.1K | -99.6% |
| 2017 | $288.3 | -73.7% |
| 2018 | $289.0K | +100123.0% |
| 2019 | $291.1K | +0.7% |
| 2020 | $189.2K | -35.0% |
| 2021 | $14.6K | -92.3% |
| 2022 | $121.7K | +735.6% |
| 2023 | $14.5K | -88.1% |
| 2024 | $4.4M | +30282.1% |

## 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 Germany | HS 293499 | New corridor | $5.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/gmb-deu-293499) |
| 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) |

## 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)

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