Poverty & Inequality in Gambia 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 down 50.0% 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 60.6% 68th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 73.4% 15th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.01 live births per woman 2023 down 25.7% 27th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 kg per hectare 2023 down 17.4% 170th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 52.3% 28th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year 2023 down 110.0% 111th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 2023 up 2.2% 161st Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% 2023 up 2.2% 161st Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 41.0% 33rd Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year 2023 up 958.3% 66th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year 2025 down 150.0% 137th Gender Inequality Index 0.578 2023 down 10.5% 17th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.9% 2023 up 10.0% 159th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1725 2023 down 16.6% 27th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1725 2023 down 16.6% 27th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1939 2023 down 13.0% 33rd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.9% 2020 down 47.3% 22nd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 40.2% 2020 down 24.0% 23rd Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 78.2% 2020 down 8.0% 24th Prosperity gap 6.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 down 22.5% 23rd Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4011 2023 down 11.0% 34th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 13.1% 2020 down 36.7% 21st Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 33.6% 2020 down 15.6% 22nd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 37.7% 2020 down 18.8% 22nd Population living in slums 37.1% 2022 down 19.6% 62nd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.329 2023 up 18.8% 149th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.329 2023 up 18.8% 149th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.329 2023 up 18.8% 149th Proportion of population below international poverty line 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 22nd Three metrics of inequality 58.64 2020 down 7.5% 39th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5864 2020 down 7.5% 39th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 8.7 2023 up 62.6% 182nd Income share held by second 20% 10.9% 2020 up 11.2% 87th Income share held by third 20% 15.2% 2020 up 7.8% 90th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.8% 2020 up 6.3% 80th Income share held by highest 20% 45.6% 2020 down 8.4% 38th Income share held by highest 10% 30.5% 2020 down 12.6% 33rd Income share held by lowest 10% 2.6% 2020 up 18.2% 75th Income share held by lowest 20% 6.6% 2020 up 15.8% 83rd Gini index 38.8 2020 down 11.0% 36th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 12.8% 2020 down 15.8% 49th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 161.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2020 down 31.7% 50th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 5.9% 2020 down 47.7% 22nd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 2.4 2024 up 20.9% 14th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5681 2020 down 8.8% 31st Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5681 2020 down 8.8% 31st Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 2.4% 2024 up 21.2% 13th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 1,819 2017 up 18.0% 140th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 48.0% 2020 down 10.3% 34th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 16.0% 2020 down 25.0% 45th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3876 2020 down 11.0% 33rd Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 554,570 people 2020 down 16.1% 49th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 343,888 people 2020 up 74.4% 117th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 22.0% 2020 down 35.7% 21st Page 1 of 2 Next →