GDP per capita in Gambia
Gambia: GDP per capita was 3,167 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita in Gambia is 3,167 international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Gambia peaked at 3,167 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,439 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1996.
That places Gambia 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,545 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,439 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,654 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,663 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,565 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,794 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,587 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,465 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,824 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,922 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,702 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,167 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 175 Togo 3,486 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 176 Kiribati 3,364 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 177 Sierra Leone 3,176 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 179 Ethiopia 3,095 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 180 Mali 2,993 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 181 Uganda 2,980 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Gross national expenditure 2.78 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.94 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 448.58 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 96.3% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 29.46 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 3.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 254.39 billion current LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 269.18 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 23.69 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Gambia?
- Gdp per capita in Gambia was 3,167 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,167 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,439 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1996.
- How does Gambia rank for gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.