Gambia and Guinea
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Guinea
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, Gambia sold Guinea about $454 thousand of goods. The biggest products were machinery for sorting, screening, separating, motor cars and other motor vehicles and vehicles, which together make up 80% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (machinery for sorting, screening, separating), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 1.4% a year since 2022.
In 2024, Gambia bought about $1.4 million of goods from Guinea. The biggest products were waters, including mineral and aerated waters, bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers and prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting…, which together make up 67% of the total. The total has fallen by about 6.9% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, flour, meal and powder is growing fastest, at about 200% a year.
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 | Gambia sells to Guinea | Gambia buys from Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $441k | $1.7m |
| 2023 | $209k | $2.6m |
| 2024 | $454k | $1.4m |
What Gambia sells to Guinea
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, or… Product code 8474 · Machinery | $268k | 59.0% | n/a |
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles (principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of he… Product code 8703 · Vehicles | $63k | 13.8% | -21.9% a year |
| Vehicles (parts and accessories of heading no. 8711 to 8713) Product code 8714 · Vehicles | $34k | 7.5% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Machinery (67%), Vehicles (21%), Man-made filaments (7%), Sugar (3%), Other textile articles (1%) .
What Gambia buys from Guinea
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| 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 | $538k | 37.3% | +199.2% a year |
| Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping… Product code 8429 · Machinery | $222k | 15.4% | n/a |
| Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes) (cereals (other… Product code 1904 · Cereal and baked goods | $201k | 13.9% | +110.7% a year |
Biggest product groups: Beverages and spirits (37%), Machinery (16%), Fats and oils (15%), Cereal and baked goods (14%), Vehicles (13%) .
Where the opportunities are
Products that are moving on this corridor. Only products of a meaningful size are listed. Treat these as leads to check, not promises: a fast rise can reverse.
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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.
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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.