Industry (including construction), value added in Gambia
Gambia: Industry (including construction), value added was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Gambia, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 15.8% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Gambia peaked at 20.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1971.
Gambia ranks 162nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 8.3% | — |
| 1967 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 8.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 8.9% | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 12.5% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 10.9% | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 16.6% | +52.4% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 11.0% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 15.4% | +39.5% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +39.2% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 4 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 9.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 11.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 9.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3259 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 299.49 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 59.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4944 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 454.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 69.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 35.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Gambia?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Gambia was 15.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1971.
- How does Gambia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Gambia ranks 162nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 60 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.