Burkina Faso and Gambia
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Gambia
The scams, documents and rules that matter on this corridor. Written and reviewed by our team, and dated.
Corridor-specific scam patterns and rules are still being reviewed by our team and will appear here once published.
- Confirm the company exists in an official register and that its name matches the one on the invoice.
- Before paying into a new or changed bank account, phone the company on a number you already hold, not one from the invoice or email.
- Test the container number, ship number, ports and dates on the bill of lading with the Document checker.
- Be wary of paying in advance for goods you have not seen, or of fees demanded to release a shipment.
- Ask the carrier directly to confirm the shipment exists and where it is.
In 2024, Burkina Faso sold Gambia about $36 thousand of goods. The biggest products were waters, including mineral and aerated waters and fruit or nut juices, which together make up 100% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (waters, including mineral and aerated waters), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 113% a year since 2023.
In 2024, Burkina Faso bought about $57 thousand of goods from Gambia. Almost all of it is fish, frozen. The total has grown by about 5.0% a year since 2022.
Trade by year
Total trade each year, as reported in the tables below. A missing bar means no report for that year, not zero trade.
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| Year | Burkina Faso sells to Gambia | Burkina Faso buys from Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | not reported | $51k |
| 2023 | $17k | $117k |
| 2024 | $36k | $57k |
What Burkina Faso sells to Gambia
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2023.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured (other no… Product code 2202 · Beverages and spirits | $31k | 85.5% | n/a |
| Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing… Product code 2009 · Fruit and vegetable preparations | $5k | 14.5% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Beverages and spirits (86%), Fruit and vegetable preparations (14%) .
What Burkina Faso buys from Gambia
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $57k | 100.0% | +5.0% a year |
Room to grow
Products that a market buys a lot of, where this corridor supplies only a small part. Shares are for the latest year both sides reported. A small share can also mean a hard market, so check the rules and the buyer first.
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Value is what was traded in the year, in US dollars. A big number means a big market, not necessarily an easy one to enter.
Share is that product's part of the total in the table above. A product with a large share is what this corridor already trades most of.
Growth is the average yearly change since the first year shown. A green figure means trade in that product is rising.
Product code is the international customs code (HS) for the product group. Your customs agent and the guide below will ask for it, and it decides the duty you pay.
These are totals reported by customs authorities, not prices or orders. Use them to see where demand exists, then check the rules and the company you plan to deal with.
Next steps
Trade figures are what each country reported to the UN (Comtrade), in US dollars. Imports are usually reported including freight and insurance, exports without, so the two sides of a corridor will not match exactly. Company counts are companies listed on ExporterIQ.