Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Gambia
Gambia: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 2.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Gambia, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.9% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Gambia peaked at 6.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1985.
That places Gambia 72nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.8% | — |
| 1981 | 2.7% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +51.7% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -46.0% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | +98.0% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | +26.8% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -54.1% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +70.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -59.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +47.9% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -58.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -4.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.0%, 42% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.1%, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +98.0% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 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: natural resources depletion in Gambia?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Gambia was 2.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1985.
- How does Gambia rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Gambia ranks 72nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.