Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Gambia
Gambia: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 86.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Gambia, 1977–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Gambia stood at 86.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Gambia peaked at 94.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1981.
Gambia ranks 22nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 68.3% | — |
| 1978 | 71.4% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 70.1% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 51.5% | -18.2% |
| 1982 | 60.9% | +18.3% |
| 1983 | 53.7% | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 54.5% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 79.0% | +45.0% |
| 1986 | 74.4% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 71.0% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 73.9% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 75.4% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 82.4% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 79.7% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 89.1% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 94.1% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 83.6% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 93.4% | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 87.3% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 81.2% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 86.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.5%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 86.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +45.0% | 54.5% | 79.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.9% | 68.3% | 71.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 51.5% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 75.6% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 81.2% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 78.4% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 86.1% | 92.8% | 6 |
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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Gambia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Gambia was 86.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1981.
- How does Gambia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Gambia ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.