Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.2373 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Gambia is 0.2373 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.2373 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Gambia 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0368 million USD per square kilometre | +70.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0482 million USD per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0578 million USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0531 million USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0561 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0667 million USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0731 million USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0828 million USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0877 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.088 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.087 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0852 million USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1075 million USD per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 0.073 million USD per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0816 million USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1024 million USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1065 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1162 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1134 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1173 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.124 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1226 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1393 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.132 million USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.138 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1338 million USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1286 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1129 million USD per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.095 million USD per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.08 million USD per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.095 million USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1016 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1042 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1265 million USD per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1543 million USD per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1433 million USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1525 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1393 million USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1398 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1359 million USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1215 million USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1362 million USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1467 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1487 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1648 million USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1792 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1791 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2025 million USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2179 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2373 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.2373 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre, 8.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.2373 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0888 million USD per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +70.4% | 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0368 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0446 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0731 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0902 million USD per square kilometre | 0.073 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1075 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1266 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1134 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1393 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1141 million USD per square kilometre | 0.08 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1543 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1465 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1215 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1792 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2092 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1791 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2373 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 130 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2478 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 131 Canada 0.2438 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 132 Cambodia 0.2426 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 134 Argentina 0.2361 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 135 Australia 0.2308 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 136 Peru 0.2091 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 square kilometre in Gambia?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.2373 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2373 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value US$ 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.