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Gambia

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In brief

GDP per person: $919 (2025). World rank 199 of 210 (1 = best); in Africa, 42 of 52. Price level, USA = 100: 25 (2025). World rank 187 of 198; in Africa, 49 of 53. Remittances received, share of GDP: 23.8% (2025). World rank 9 of 178; in Africa, 1 of 46. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $1.4B → $2.6B, GDP per person $620 → $919, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $1,990 → $3,706. Worse than all its neighbours (Senegal): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, GDP growth per year, and unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP
$2.6B 2025
GDP per person
$919 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$3,706 2025
GDP growth per year
+5.9% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Low income
Gross national income per person
$930 2025
Inflation
+11.6% 2024
Price level, USA = 100
25 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
23.9% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
15.8% 2025
Services, share of GDP
53.1% 2025
Unemployment
6.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
10.9% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
45.5% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
12.7% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
49.4% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
-2.9% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+10.6% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
23.8% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
18.2% 1990
Currency
Gambian Dalasi (GMD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
38.8 2020
Living on under $3 a day
22% 2020