Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 79.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
79.9%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
29th
of 184 countries
All-time high
119.5%
in 1979
All-time low
58.8%
in 2002
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Gambia stood at 79.9%.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Gambia peaked at 119.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 2002.
That places Gambia 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.8% | — |
| 1961 | 84.5% | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 80.4% | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 96.1% | +19.5% |
| 1964 | 81.3% | -15.4% |
| 1965 | 89.5% | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 93.0% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 98.3% | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 88.5% | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 89.7% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 87.6% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 81.2% | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 95.6% | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 99.3% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 98.3% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 102.8% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 112.1% | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 119.5% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 112.0% | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 100.3% | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 93.5% | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 89.5% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 86.1% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 83.5% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 79.5% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 81.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 90.1% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 88.6% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 86.8% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 88.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 85.9% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 83.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.2% | 80.4% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.5% | 81.2% | 119.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.8% | 79.5% | 112.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 81.4% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 58.8% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 77.2% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 79.9% | 88.6% | 4 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -665,150 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 232.36 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Gambia?
- Share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Gambia was 79.9% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 119.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.