Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 71,907 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Gambia, 1978–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 71,907 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in 2021. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 52.0% on the previous year and up 721.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 71,907 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2,776 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1996.
Gambia ranks 95th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 646.15 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 2,330 current US$ per square kilometre | +260.5% |
| 1980 | 3,896 current US$ per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 1981 | 5,251 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1982 | 4,242 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 2,118 current US$ per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 1984 | 2,127 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5,104 current US$ per square kilometre | +140.0% |
| 1986 | 5,384 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 9,221 current US$ per square kilometre | +71.3% |
| 1988 | 7,936 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1989 | 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 1990 | 6,847 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1991 | 5,969 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 8,260 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1993 | -118.02 current US$ per square kilometre | -101.4% |
| 1994 | -1,725 current US$ per square kilometre | +1362.0% |
| 1995 | 7,342 current US$ per square kilometre | -525.5% |
| 1996 | -2,776 current US$ per square kilometre | -137.8% |
| 1997 | 5,987 current US$ per square kilometre | -315.7% |
| 2003 | 4,713 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 5,750 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 3,637 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2006 | 12,236 current US$ per square kilometre | +236.4% |
| 2007 | 11,699 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 495.83 current US$ per square kilometre | -95.8% |
| 2009 | 7,606 current US$ per square kilometre | +1434.0% |
| 2010 | -538.63 current US$ per square kilometre | -107.1% |
| 2011 | 8,757 current US$ per square kilometre | -1725.8% |
| 2012 | 21,983 current US$ per square kilometre | +151.0% |
| 2013 | 7,595 current US$ per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 2014 | 13,862 current US$ per square kilometre | +82.5% |
| 2015 | 25,728 current US$ per square kilometre | +85.6% |
| 2016 | 29,212 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 27,784 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 25,879 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 32,175 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 47,317 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 71,907 current US$ per square kilometre | +52.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 71,907 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,363 current US$ per square kilometre, 16.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 71,907 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,896 current US$ per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1725.8% | -538.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,757 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +1434.0% | 495.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,606 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -1362.0% | -118.02 current US$ per square kilometre | -1,725 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +525.5% | -1,725 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,342 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,488 current US$ per square kilometre | 646.15 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,330 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 5,018 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,118 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,221 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,723 current US$ per square kilometre | -2,776 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,260 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 6,591 current US$ per square kilometre | 495.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,236 current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 19,244 current US$ per square kilometre | -538.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 32,175 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,612 current US$ per square kilometre | 47,317 current US$ per square kilometre | 71,907 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 92 Chile 79,934 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 93 Montenegro 76,080 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 94 Ghana 74,137 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 96 Moldova 70,116 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 97 Rwanda 68,882 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 98 Pakistan 62,902 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 50.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0378 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 34.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 43.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0276 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 25.35 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Gambia was 71,907 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71,907 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,776 current US$ per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Gambia rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 721.1%. 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: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.