Country Report The Gambia January 2011

Economic structure: Annual indicators

	2006a	2007a	2008a	2009b	2010b
GDP at market prices (D bn)	18.7	20.6	23.0	25.8	28.4
GDP (US$ m)	665.8	826.4	1,035.4	968.5	1,010.4
Real GDP growth (%)	3.4	6.0	6.3b	5.6	5.6
Consumer price inflation (av; %)	2.1	5.4	4.5	4.6a	5.1
Population (m)	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7a	1.8
Exports of goods fob (US$ m)	84.0	91.4	87.4	94.8	108.9
Imports of goods fob (US$ m)	222.2	242.9	283.7	280.3	318.6
Current-account balance (US$ m)	-58.4	-74.4	-114.9	-70.6	-107.1
Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m)	120.6	142.8	116.5	224.2a	211.6
Exchange rate (av) D:US$	28.07	24.88	22.19	26.64a	28.13
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates.

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Origins of gross domestic product 2007a	% of total	Components of gross domestic product 2003b	% of total
Agriculture	28.7	Private consumption	78.8
Industry	14.8	Government consumption	17.0
Services	56.5	Gross domestic investment	24.9
		Exports of goods & services	46.2
		Imports of goods & services	67.4

Principal exports 2007c	US$ m	Principal imports 2007a	US$ m
Re-exports	78.9	Food & beverages	74.2
Groundnut products	5.8	Machinery & transport equipment	62.8
Fish & fish preparations	3.4	Minerals & fuel	49.9
		Manufactures	35.5

Main destinations of exports 2009	% of total	Main origins of imports 2009	% of total
India	42.2	China	21.1
France	15.2	Senegal	12.4
UK	9.0	Brazil	6.0
China	7.3	Côte d'Ivoire	4.8
Hong Kong	4.5	Netherlands	4.8
a Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. b World Bank. c IMF.

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