Gambia and Mauritania
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Mauritania
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 2025, Gambia sold Mauritania about $862 thousand of goods, according to Mauritania's own records. The biggest products were other woven fabrics of cotton, woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres and meat and edible offal of poultry, which together make up 95% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (other woven fabrics of cotton), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 39% a year since 2022.
In 2024, Gambia bought about $74 thousand of goods from Mauritania. The biggest products were pharmaceutical goods, cotton sewing thread and motor cars and other motor vehicles, which together make up 100% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (pharmaceutical goods), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 9.6% a year since 2023. Among the leading products, motor cars and other motor vehicles is growing fastest, at about 727% 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 Mauritania | Gambia buys from Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $324k | not reported |
| 2023 | $440k | $68k |
| 2024 | $787k | $74k |
| 2025 | $862k | not reported |
What Gambia sells to Mauritania
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022. Figures are Mauritania's own report of its trade with Gambia.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other woven fabrics of cotton, not listed elsewhere in chapter 52 Product code 5212 · Cotton | $523k | 60.6% | n/a |
| Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or s… Product code 5513 · Man-made staple fibres | $247k | 28.7% | +5.5% a year |
| Meat and edible offal of poultry (of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domest… Product code 0207 · Meat | $49k | 5.7% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Cotton (61%), Man-made staple fibres (29%), Meat (6%), Wadding and felt (1%), Electrical equipment (1%) .
What Gambia buys from Mauritania
Ranked by value in 2024, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2023.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical goods Product code 3006 · Pharmaceuticals | $41k | 54.9% | n/a |
| Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale Product code 5204 · Cotton | $19k | 25.5% | n/a |
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles (principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of he… Product code 8703 · Vehicles | $14k | 19.6% | +726.9% a year |
Biggest product groups: Pharmaceuticals (55%), Cotton (26%), Vehicles (20%) .
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.
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.
A free account shows the complete product lists, every fast-growing and new product, and the markets where this corridor supplies little. Accounts are checked by hand, so use your business email.
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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.