Economy

The Gambia

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GDP per capita19662024
83.128348368388319662024
Source: World Bank WDI
Private credit (% of GDP)19662020
3.739.0714.419.825.119662020
Source: WB GFDD
IndicatorValue
GDP (nominal)2,400,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)9,590,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth5.55 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita871 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)11.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment6.52 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services210,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services804,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)20.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)15.3 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)56.8 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industriespeanuts, fish, hides, tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothingCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural productsrice, groundnuts, milk, millet, oil palm fruit, maize, vegetables, cassava, fruits, sorghum (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commoditiespackaged medicine, cars, harvesting machinery, refined petroleum, trailers (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partnersKazakhstan 92%, Guinea-Bissau 2%, China 1%, India 1%, Greece 1% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partnersKazakhstan 26%, China 18%, Senegal 8%, India 7%, Brazil 4% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index38.8 indexWorld Bank WDI [2020]
GDP per capita (1913)No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commoditytitanium minerals (35,000 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%0.608 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%0.264 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)1–38.8 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2020] 38.8 index
Top export partnersChina (38.2%) / India (22.8%) / Mali (6.1%) / Türkiye (4.2%) / Rep. of Korea (3.8%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partnersChina (21.6%) / Senegal (13.0%) / Brazil (8.2%) / India (6.8%) / USA (4.7%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products
  • Cereals, primary
  • Raw milk of cattle
  • Milk, Total
  • Groundnuts, excluding shelled
  • Rice
FAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)32.1 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)8.07 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownership38.2 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account5.7 %WB Findex [2024]
Borrowed from a bank5.15 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)No authoritative open source found

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage29/33
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    bgs_world_minerals
    Edition: 2023
  • World Inequality Database
    world_inequality_database
    Edition: 2026
  • CEPII BACI
    cepii_baci_trade
    Edition: 2026
  • FAOSTAT
    faostat
    Edition: 2026
  • WB GFDD
    world_bank_gfdd
    Edition: 2022
  • WB Findex
    world_bank_global_findex
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

The Gambia's economy on Databook compiles 29 indicators from 8 open datasets including World Bank WDI, CIA World Factbook, BGS World Mineral Statistics. Key figures include gdp (nominal) (2,400,000,000 US$), gdp (ppp) (9,590,000,000 US$). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.