Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 588.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.0213 million USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0026 million USD per square kilometre, in 2016.
Gambia ranks 65th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 1996 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +130.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -69.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | +376.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 million USD per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 2016 | -0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -312.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -168.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | +172.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | +168.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 million USD per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | -13.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre, 24.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 8.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +376.7% | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2016 | -312.2% | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0026 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0084 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0213 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 62 Lithuania 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 63 Norway 0.0201 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 Cambodia 0.0186 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Georgia 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 67 Dominica 0.0159 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 68 Uruguay 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 50.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0378 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0213 million USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0026 million USD per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Gambia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 65th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 588.3%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.