Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.3373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Gambia, 2004–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.3373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Gambia peaked at 0.414 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Gambia ranks 95th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Gambia, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3023 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.2858 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2834 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2108 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2074 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2539 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3508 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.374 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3687 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.414 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2834 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3005 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.3373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.3373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2819 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3023 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2074 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2834 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.414 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 92 Greece 0.349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Ghana 0.3476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Romania 0.3437 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Mexico 0.3317 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Finland 0.328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Gambia?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Gambia was 0.3373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.414 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Gambia rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.