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Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies

To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade

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Top 5 Agricultural export and import products of The Gambia in the OIC Markets

According to the latest available three-year averages (2014-2016), the products that have the

top five shares in Gambia’s total agricultural exports to the OIC countries are (top 5 agricultural

export products to the OIC):

09: Miscellaneous p.

41-42-43: Oils, fats, waxes

08: Feeding stuff for animals

02: Dairy

11-12: Beverages, tobacco

with percentage shares of 19.4%, 15.5%, 11.3%, 9.6%, and 8.5%, respectively.

With regards to Gambia’s top agricultural imports from the OIC countries, according to the latest

available three year averages (2014-2016), the products that have the top five shares in

Gambia’s total agricultural imports from the OIC countries are (top 5 agricultural import

products from the OIC):

41-42-43: Oils, fats, waxes

09: Miscellaneous p.

04: Cereals

02: Dairy

07: Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices

with percentage shares of 38.5%, 22.0%, 16.5%, 5.9%, and 4.5%, respectively.

The products in the two lists are not mutually exclusive. “Oils, fats, waxes”, “miscellaneous

products” and “dairy” are products that are both commonly exported to and imported from OIC

countries. The reason may be that the combinations of the product groups according to higher

digits are different and that export products and import products at higher digit SITC levels are

different.

Table 4.28 shows that non-OIC countries generally have had a large share in The Gambian

exports of top 5 export agricultural products. The share declined over the years, yet with large

fluctuations. The share of the Asian group and the Arab group is minimum. The African group’s

share changes across the years without showing a stable increase. However, despite instability

in shares, it is possible to say that the share of non-OIC countries in export of top agricultural

products decreased in favor of the exports to the African group countries.

Table 4. 28 Distribution of Gambia’s Top 5 Export Products, by Destination, %

African group

Asian group

Arab group

Non-OIC

Countries

Total

2008

16.2

0.6

83.2

100

2009

0.5

99.5

100

2010

14.3

0.1

85.6

100

2011

39.2

0.2

60.5

100

2012

55.2

0.0

0.4

44.3

100

2013

81.7

18.3

100

2014

59.5

0.4

1.8

38.3

100

2015

6.0

94.0

100

2016

76.1

0.7

4.3

19.0

100

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