Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Gambia
Gambia: Gross fixed capital formation, private sector was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Gambia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Gambia is 22.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Gambia peaked at 26.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1986.
Gambia ranks 26th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.6% | — |
| 1982 | 13.5% | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 11.4% | -19.3% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | +33.9% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +31.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +46.4% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 9.0% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 9.6% | 18.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 17.7% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 23 Brazil 23.7% compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 23.0% compare
- 25 Georgia 22.9% compare
- 27 Republic of Moldova 22.6% compare
- 28 Chile 22.4% compare
- 29 Bangladesh 22.0% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 14.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 61.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 56,775 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6458 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 593.51 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9632 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Gambia?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Gambia was 22.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1986.
- How does Gambia rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector?
- Gambia ranks 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private investment covers outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets. Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.