{"id":25901,"date":"2026-05-20T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibcspain.com\/gambia-trade-data-canary-islands\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:30:00","slug":"gambia-trade-data-canary-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibcspain.com\/en\/gambia-trade-data-canary-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gambia: mainland Africa’s smallest country as a gateway to West Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gambia is the smallest country in mainland Africa and an under-explored gateway to West Africa. These are the figures worth having to hand.<\/p>\n

Stability and growth<\/h2>\n

Under President Adama Barrow, re-elected in 2021 and with elections scheduled for 5 December 2026, the country combines democratic consolidation with growth of 5.6% in 2024<\/strong>. Its population is around 2.58 million<\/strong> and GDP per capita stands at USD 2,400.<\/p>\n

Why it matters to the Canary Islands<\/h2>\n

The Gambia has joined the INTERREG MAC 2021-2027<\/strong> cooperation area, which connects it directly with the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira. Eight projects are under way with Gambian partners, all of them led by Canary Islands organisations, in addition to the strategic project ATLANTE.<\/p>\n

How we work there<\/h2>\n

IBC Spain coordinated the first presentation of the INTERREG MAC projects in Banjul, in April 2026. If you want to know whether your product has a future in this market, get in touch<\/a> or see how we approach market intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This piece is drawn from Conexi\u00f3n \u00c1frica<\/strong>, IBC Spain’s monthly newsletter. You can read the full edition #8 on LinkedIn<\/a> or subscribe to the newsletter<\/a>, which comes out once a month.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2.58 million inhabitants, growth of 5.6% and entry into the INTERREG MAC cooperation area that connects the country with the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[207],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ibc-spain-news"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Gambia: gateway to West Africa - IBC Spain<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Gambia in figures: 2.58 million inhabitants, growth of 5.6% and eight INTERREG MAC projects run with Canary Islands partners since 2021.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ibcspain.com\/en\/gambia-trade-data-canary-islands\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Gambia: gateway to West Africa - 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