Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Gambia
Gambia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0091 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Gambia, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gambia is 0.0091 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 137.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gambia peaked at 0.0091 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gambia 98th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0091 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0091 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 95 Nauru 0.0096 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 0.0094 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 United Kingdom 0.0092 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Algeria 0.0086 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Vanuatu 0.0085 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Mali 0.0084 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gambia?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Gambia was 0.0091 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Gambia ranks 98th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.2%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.