Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0009 million USD per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Gambia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0009 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0013 million USD per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Gambia 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +65.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +27.1% |
| 1975 | 0.001 million USD per person | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.001 million USD per person | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.001 million USD per person | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +21.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -34.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +20.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.001 million USD per person | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.001 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.001 million USD per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.001 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.001 million USD per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.001 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.001 million USD per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -0.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0009 million USD per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 million USD per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0009 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million USD per person, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +65.5% | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 176 Liberia 0.001 million USD per person compare
- 177 Chad 0.0009 million USD per person compare
- 178 Mali 0.0009 million USD per person compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 0.0009 million USD per person compare
- 181 Sierra Leone 0.0009 million USD per person compare
- 182 Nigeria 0.0008 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Gambia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Gambia was 0.0009 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 million USD per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.