Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Gambia
Gambia: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia peaked at 0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Gambia 190th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0398 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.6% |
| 1992 | 0.089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0483 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +66.6% | 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0398 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0483 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 187 Guyana 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Maldives 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Papua New Guinea 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Lebanon 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Palau 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 50.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0378 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 34.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 43.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0276 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 25.35 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia?
- Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia was 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 190th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.