Services, value added in Gambia
Gambia: Services, value added was 53.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Gambia, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Gambia is 53.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Gambia peaked at 67.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2016.
Gambia ranks 133rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Services, value added in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 59.5% | — |
| 1967 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 61.5% | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 61.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 59.5% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 59.5% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 57.7% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 59.5% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 61.4% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 60.0% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 56.9% | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 55.0% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 56.8% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 55.3% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 58.6% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 63.1% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 67.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 66.1% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 60.4% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 53.1% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 60.1% | 57.7% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 55.0% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.6% | 60.4% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 50.7% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 48.8% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.1% | 56.8% | 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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.173 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 158.95 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 5.79 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 5,318 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5307 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Gambia?
- Services, value added in Gambia was 53.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2016.
- How does Gambia rank for services, value added?
- Gambia ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.