Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Gambia, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Gambia is -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.7586 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -29.37 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2011.
That places Gambia 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2010 | -0.0076 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2011 | -29.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +386274.2% |
| 2012 | -4.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.4% |
| 2013 | -2.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.9% |
| 2014 | -5.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +145.3% |
| 2015 | -1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.1% |
| 2016 | -0.5866 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 2017 | -2.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +384.8% |
| 2018 | -1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.0% |
| 2019 | -0.6621 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.9% |
| 2020 | -1.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +109.2% |
| 2021 | -1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7586 BoP, current US$ per person | -157.7% |
| 2023 | -0.2258 BoP, current US$ per person | -129.8% |
| 2024 | -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -386274.2% | -0.0076 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.37 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0076 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4815 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7586 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 163 Sierra Leone -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 164 Haiti -0.1227 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 166 Chad -0.2611 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 167 Mozambique -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 168 Suriname -1.44 BoP, 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Gambia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Gambia was -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7586 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.37 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.7%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.