Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 20.52 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Gambia, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 20.52 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Gambia peaked at 20.52 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.21 current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places Gambia 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.21 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 2.22 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.59 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 3.75 current US$ per person | +44.6% |
| 1974 | 4.34 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 4.35 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.71 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 6.27 current US$ per person | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 6.95 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 8.03 current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 9.23 current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 7.86 current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 8.94 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 8.21 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 8.11 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 10.81 current US$ per person | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 6.95 current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 1987 | 6.32 current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 5.75 current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 5.29 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 8.29 current US$ per person | +56.9% |
| 1991 | 19.5 current US$ per person | +135.1% |
| 1992 | 7.29 current US$ per person | -62.6% |
| 1993 | 18.11 current US$ per person | +148.6% |
| 1994 | 19.5 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 9.75 current US$ per person | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 10.23 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 9.32 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 17.96 current US$ per person | +92.7% |
| 1999 | 7.83 current US$ per person | -56.4% |
| 2000 | 6.83 current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 6.22 current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 5.37 current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 4.73 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 9.9 current US$ per person | +109.1% |
| 2005 | 10.86 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 11.38 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 14.16 current US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 17.66 current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 15.12 current US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 19.32 current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 18.54 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 16.55 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 17.02 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.75 current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 16.08 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 16.97 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 16.77 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.2 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 19.31 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 18.88 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 20.52 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +148.6% | 7.29 current US$ per person | 18.11 current US$ per person |
| 1991 | +135.1% | 8.29 current US$ per person | 19.5 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.54 current US$ per person | 2.21 current US$ per person | 8.03 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.75 current US$ per person | 5.29 current US$ per person | 10.81 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.78 current US$ per person | 7.29 current US$ per person | 19.5 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.22 current US$ per person | 4.73 current US$ per person | 17.66 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.35 current US$ per person | 14.75 current US$ per person | 19.32 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7 current US$ per person | 18.88 current US$ per person | 20.52 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -665,150 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 232.36 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Gambia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Gambia was 20.52 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.52 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.