Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Gambia is 11.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Gambia peaked at 20.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 129th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.7% | — |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.0% | 20.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.9% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 126 Sierra Leone 11.3% compare
- 127 Canada 11.2% compare
- 127 Guatemala 11.2% compare
- 130 Zimbabwe 11.0% compare
- 131 Mozambique 10.5% compare
- 132 Cape Verde 10.4% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 14.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 61.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 56,775 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6458 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 593.51 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9632 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Gambia?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Gambia was 11.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 129th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.