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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia

Gambia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 42.2%
World rank
188th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1987
All-time low
0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1984
Years of data
42
1978–2024

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia, 1978–2024

00.020.040.060.081978200120241978: 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 42.2% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia peaked at 0.0824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.

That places Gambia 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1978 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1979 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.1%
1980 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -57.8%
1981 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.1%
1982 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +358.8%
1983 0.0778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +54.8%
1984 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -100.0%
1985 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +828.6%
1986 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1407.5%
1987 0.0824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2361.2%
1988 0.05 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -39.4%
1989 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
1990 0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.8%
1991 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -64.9%
1992 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -29.3%
1993 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -37.5%
1994 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.9%
1995 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +77.4%
1996 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.7%
1997 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.8%
2003 0.0547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +299.3%
2004 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -45.0%
2005 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.0%
2006 0.0402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.2%
2007 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.3%
2008 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -37.6%
2009 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -48.5%
2010 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2011 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +207.6%
2012 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.5%
2013 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.5%
2014 0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2015 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.3%
2016 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.3%
2017 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.7%
2018 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.0%
2019 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.9%
2020 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.6%
2021 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +47.3%
2022 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.6%
2023 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2024 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -42.2%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of 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.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +2361.2% 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1986 +1407.5% 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1985 +828.6% 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1982 +358.8% 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2003 +299.3% 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2011 +207.6% 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
1980s 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 8
2000s 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 7
2010s 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 185 Yemen 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 186 Zimbabwe 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 187 Iraq 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 189 Chad 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 190 Sierra Leone 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 191 Palestine 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia?
Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia was 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0824 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
How does Gambia rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Gambia ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (BoP, 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.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Coverage
246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
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Primary income payments (BoP, 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.