Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Gambia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

149th

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1985

All-time low

0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1992

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia is 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia peaked at 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.

Gambia ranks 149th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1972	0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1973	0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1974	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1975	0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1976	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1977	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1978	0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1979	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1980	0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1981	0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1982	0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.4%
1983	0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1984	0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
1985	0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
1986	0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
1987	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
1988	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
1989	0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1990	0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.6%
1991	0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
1992	0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-62.4%
1993	0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+143.9%
1994	0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1995	0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.1%
1996	0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1997	0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1998	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+89.5%
1999	0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-53.8%
2000	0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2001	0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2002	0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2003	0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2004	0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2005	0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2006	0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2007	0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2008	0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2009	0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2010	0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
2011	0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2012	0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2013	0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2014	0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2015	0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2016	0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2017	0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2018	0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2019	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2020	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2021	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%

Gambia compared with similar countries

Gambia's 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Gambia's 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 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	+143.9%	0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1998	+89.5%	0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Gambia

146 Gabon 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
147 Armenia 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
148 Cameroon 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
150 Bahrain 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
151 Libya 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
152 Japan 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia was 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
How does Gambia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Gambia ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), 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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.