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volumes. The share of Arab group increased slightly in 2012 but declined back to almost zero

shares. Figure 4.36 demonstrates the fish imports of The Gambia from the OIC countries. The

OIC share in total fish imports has increased over time, from 2.8% in 2008 to 83.5% in 2016.

While the shares of the three country groups of the OIC was close in 2008, the share of the Asian

group increased during the 2011-2013 period and then declined in 2014 at the expense of the

imports of fish from the Arab group. The African group’s share has been quite stable, but lower

than the Asian and Arab group’s share.

In summary,

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The share of the OIC countries in The Gambia’s total agricultural exports is extremely

fluctuating. There is no stability across the years.

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The OIC group’s share in The Gambia’s agricultural imports is relatively stable,

constituting around 1/3 of the total.

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Almost entire agri-food exports of The Gambia to the OIC group is directed towards the

African group countries.

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The principal origin of The Gambia’s imports of agri-food products is the Asian group,

followed by the African group.

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The share of the OIC group in agri-rawmaterial exports of The Gambia is very small with

the exception of 2016 with a large increase of exports to the African group countries.

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The share of the African group in The Gambia’s OIC imports of agri-raw materials is

largest across the years.

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The Gambian fish exports to the OIC countries do not show a stable pattern, majority of

fish exports going to the African markets.

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Imports of fish from the OIC countries increased (with fluctuations) over time. The share

of the Arab group in fish imports increased at the expense of the Asian group in fish in

The Gambia’s imports of fish from the OIC countries.

Figure 4. 36 Imports of Gambia’s Fish Products from the OIC Groups

Source: CEPII BACI, Eurostat RAMON, UN Comtrade, UN Trade Statistics, and authors’ calculations

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

African Group (million USD)

Asian Group (million USD)

Arab Group (million USD)

OIC Total (million USD)

African share in total fish imp. (%)

Asian share in total fish imp. (%)

million USD