Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Gambia
Gambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 5.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Gambia, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Gambia stood at 5.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,359.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Gambia peaked at 31.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -27.7%, in 2011.
Gambia ranks 51st of 197 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.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Gambia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9.6% | — |
| 1969 | 2.5% | -74.2% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | +153.7% |
| 1971 | -0.1% | -101.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -400.2% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | +4624.2% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | -36.1% |
| 1975 | 12.4% | +111.8% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | -54.7% |
| 1977 | -2.5% | -144.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -121.3% |
| 1979 | 14.6% | +2640.0% |
| 1980 | -4.0% | -127.1% |
| 1981 | -20.3% | +413.7% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | -183.4% |
| 1983 | 29.7% | +75.1% |
| 1984 | -2.2% | -107.3% |
| 1985 | -8.7% | +305.9% |
| 1986 | -2.5% | -71.2% |
| 1987 | -2.8% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | -1.8% | -34.8% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | -320.2% |
| 1990 | -2.2% | -154.8% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -152.1% |
| 1992 | -2.8% | -345.4% |
| 1993 | -4.7% | +68.9% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | -231.6% |
| 1995 | -2.6% | -142.8% |
| 1996 | -2.5% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -514.0% |
| 1998 | -3.0% | -129.0% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | -1115.8% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -75.1% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | -18.1% | -309.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -207.6% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -65.6% |
| 2005 | -2.9% | -143.1% |
| 2006 | -16.7% | +479.0% |
| 2007 | -4.2% | -74.8% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -837.7% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -51.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -20.9% |
| 2011 | -27.7% | -334.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -123.5% |
| 2013 | -2.6% | -140.1% |
| 2014 | -12.4% | +375.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -131.9% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -105.9% |
| 2017 | -4.4% | +1766.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -184.3% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -103.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -9555.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -45.4% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -95.0% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +1359.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 5.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 5.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +9555.9% | -0.1% | 10.6% |
| 1973 | +4624.2% | 0.2% | 9.2% |
| 1979 | +2640.0% | 0.5% | 14.6% |
| 2017 | -1766.9% | -0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | +1359.6% | 0.3% | 5.1% |
| 1999 | +1115.8% | -3.0% | 30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 2.5% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | -2.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -20.3% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -4.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | -18.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.1% | -27.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 0.3% | 13.7% | 6 |
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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Gambia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Gambia was 5.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.7% in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Gambia ranks 51st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.