Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Gambia
Gambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 9.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Gambia is 9.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 416.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Gambia peaked at 12.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2014.
That places Gambia 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +43.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -49.3% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +53.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +49.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +70.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -62.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +179.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +166.9% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +12.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 9.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 4.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 9.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +179.0% | 1.9% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 12.5% | 5 |
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Gambia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Gambia was 9.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 416.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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