Gross public investment in Gambia
Gambia: Gross public investment was 8.7% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Gambia, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 8.7% for gross public investment in 2011.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Gambia peaked at 15.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2008.
Gambia ranks 20th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Gross public investment 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 | 7.6% | -33.6% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +34.2% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -42.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +100.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -4.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 8.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.2%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 8.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.9%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 5.9% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.0% | 10.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 public investment in Gambia?
- Gross public investment in Gambia was 8.7% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2008.
- How does Gambia rank for gross public investment?
- Gambia ranks 20th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.