Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Gambia
Gambia: Wholesale and retail trade, value added was 6.86 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Gambia, 1995–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wholesale and retail trade, value added in Gambia is 6.86 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wholesale and retail trade, value added in Gambia peaked at 6.86 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.96 billion current LCU, in 1995.
That places Gambia 39th out of 46 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.96 billion current LCU | — |
| 1996 | 3.07 billion current LCU | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 3.16 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 3.50 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 3.30 billion current LCU | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 3.49 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 3.58 billion current LCU | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.74 billion current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 3.91 billion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.38 billion current LCU | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 4.22 billion current LCU | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.73 billion current LCU | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 5.53 billion current LCU | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 5.41 billion current LCU | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.65 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 6.11 billion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 6.86 billion current LCU | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.20 billion current LCU | 2.96 billion current LCU | 3.50 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.46 billion current LCU | 3.49 billion current LCU | 5.65 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.48 billion current LCU | 6.11 billion current LCU | 6.86 billion current LCU | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 487.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 38.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 34,993 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wholesale and retail trade, value added in Gambia?
- Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Gambia was 6.86 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest wholesale and retail trade, value added recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wholesale and retail trade, value added recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 billion current LCU in 1995.
- How does Gambia rank for wholesale and retail trade, value added?
- Gambia ranks 39th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wholesale and retail trade, value added rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current local currency.