Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Gambia
Gambia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 2.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Gambia stood at 2.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 2,763.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Gambia peaked at 3.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -10.3%, in 2011.
Gambia ranks 49th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | -5.5% | -309.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -165.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | -5.3% | -245.0% |
| 2006 | -3.3% | -37.4% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -96.7% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -2181.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | -10.3% | -550.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -119.0% |
| 2013 | -1.3% | -167.2% |
| 2014 | -5.7% | +331.3% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -98.1% |
| 2016 | -2.0% | +1754.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -127.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +443.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | -123.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -402.4% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +32.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2181.8% | -0.1% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | -1754.5% | -0.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | -5.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -10.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -0.8% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 7.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Gambia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Gambia was 2.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.3% in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Gambia ranks 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,763.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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