Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 157.76 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Gambia, 1978–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Gambia is 157.76 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 117.0% on the previous year and up 283.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Gambia peaked at 157.76 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -132.79 current US$ per person, in 2010.
That places Gambia 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -11.26 current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 7.18 current US$ per person | -163.8% |
| 1980 | 21.57 current US$ per person | +200.2% |
| 1981 | 36.49 current US$ per person | +69.2% |
| 1982 | 30.45 current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 1983 | -1.55 current US$ per person | -105.1% |
| 1984 | 4.59 current US$ per person | -396.0% |
| 1985 | 32.65 current US$ per person | +611.2% |
| 1986 | 40.9 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1987 | 76.57 current US$ per person | +87.2% |
| 1988 | 55.99 current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 21.91 current US$ per person | -60.9% |
| 1990 | 35.94 current US$ per person | +64.0% |
| 1991 | -8.6 current US$ per person | -123.9% |
| 1992 | 5.66 current US$ per person | -165.8% |
| 1993 | -72.47 current US$ per person | -1380.4% |
| 1994 | -84.17 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1995 | -14.29 current US$ per person | -83.0% |
| 1996 | -100.99 current US$ per person | +606.9% |
| 1997 | -30.41 current US$ per person | -69.9% |
| 2003 | -12.09 current US$ per person | -60.3% |
| 2004 | -41.8 current US$ per person | +245.9% |
| 2005 | -57.78 current US$ per person | +38.2% |
| 2006 | -12.26 current US$ per person | -78.8% |
| 2007 | -34.26 current US$ per person | +179.5% |
| 2008 | -126.72 current US$ per person | +269.9% |
| 2009 | -80.01 current US$ per person | -36.9% |
| 2010 | -132.79 current US$ per person | +66.0% |
| 2011 | -86.03 current US$ per person | -35.2% |
| 2012 | -21.55 current US$ per person | -74.9% |
| 2013 | -83.79 current US$ per person | +288.7% |
| 2014 | -37.74 current US$ per person | -55.0% |
| 2015 | 4.57 current US$ per person | -112.1% |
| 2016 | 8.45 current US$ per person | +84.9% |
| 2017 | 4.66 current US$ per person | -44.9% |
| 2018 | -6.06 current US$ per person | -230.1% |
| 2019 | 7.75 current US$ per person | -228.0% |
| 2020 | 72.69 current US$ per person | +837.6% |
| 2021 | 157.76 current US$ per person | +117.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 157.76 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.77 current US$ per person, 5.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 157.76 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.45 current US$ per person, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1380.4% | 5.66 current US$ per person | -72.47 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | +837.6% | 7.75 current US$ per person | 72.69 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.04 current US$ per person | -11.26 current US$ per person | 7.18 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.96 current US$ per person | -1.55 current US$ per person | 76.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -33.67 current US$ per person | -100.99 current US$ per person | 35.94 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | -52.13 current US$ per person | -126.72 current US$ per person | -12.09 current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2010s | -34.25 current US$ per person | -132.79 current US$ per person | 8.45 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.22 current US$ per person | 72.69 current US$ per person | 157.76 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 123 Guyana 165.23 current US$ per person compare
- 124 Ethiopia 161.72 current US$ per person compare
- 125 Togo 159.63 current US$ per person compare
- 127 Papua New Guinea 150.57 current US$ per person compare
- 128 Pakistan 145.15 current US$ per person compare
- 129 Benin 128.69 current US$ per person 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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Gambia?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Gambia was 157.76 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 157.76 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -132.79 current US$ per person in 2010.
- How does Gambia rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 283.4%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.