Gambia, The — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Gambia, The, 1967–2025.
GDP growth for Gambia, The was 5.89% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 59 years, from 1967 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.39% in 1975. The lowest was -8.13% in 2011 (about -1.4× the latest value).
Gambia, The ranks 36 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 17%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Gambia, The sits above it. It peaked in 1975 and has fallen 52% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 45%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 14 of 47 economies; Tanzania (5.85%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3727% in 1973. That is 22% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 102nd of 118 in 1967 → 53rd of 119 in 1970 → 42nd of 152 in 1980 → 85th of 176 in 1990 → 61st of 199 in 2000 → 66th of 209 in 2010 → 34th of 209 in 2020 → 32nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1967 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 5.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 5.92% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 5.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 5.26% | +4.7 pp |
| 2020 | 0.59% | -5.6 pp |
| 2019 | 6.22% | -1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 7.23% | +2.4 pp |
| 2017 | 4.82% | +2.9 pp |
| 2016 | 1.94% | -2.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.06% | +5.5 pp |
| 2014 | -1.41% | -4.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.87% | -2.4 pp |
| 2012 | 5.24% | +13.4 pp |
| 2011 | -8.13% | -14.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.91% | -0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 6.67% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 6.26% | +3.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.04% | +3.6 pp |
| 2006 | -0.56% | +1.8 pp |
| 2005 | -2.35% | -9.4 pp |
| 2004 | 7.05% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 6.87% | +10.1 pp |
| 2002 | -3.25% | -9.1 pp |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +2.9 pp |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +2.7 pp |
| 1996 | 2.22% | +1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 0.88% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 0.15% | -2.9 pp |
| 1993 | 3.01% | -0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 3.38% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 3.11% | -0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 3.56% | -2.3 pp |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +1.4 pp |
| 1988 | 4.48% | +2.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.45% | -1.6 pp |
| 1986 | 4.09% | +4.9 pp |
| 1985 | -0.81% | -4.3 pp |
| 1984 | 3.54% | -7.3 pp |
| 1983 | 10.88% | +11.6 pp |
| 1982 | -0.76% | -4.1 pp |
| 1981 | 3.32% | -2.9 pp |
| 1980 | 6.27% | +7.6 pp |
| 1979 | -1.33% | -7.6 pp |
| 1978 | 6.32% | +2.9 pp |
| 1977 | 3.44% | -3.9 pp |
| 1976 | 7.35% | -5.0 pp |
| 1975 | 12.39% | +6.5 pp |
| 1974 | 5.88% | -3.4 pp |
| 1973 | 9.25% | +9.0 pp |
| 1972 | 0.24% | +0.3 pp |
| 1971 | -0.07% | -6.2 pp |
| 1970 | 6.15% | +3.7 pp |
| 1969 | 2.44% | -7.1 pp |
| 1968 | 9.58% | — |
| 1967 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Gambia, The’s GDP growth in 1968?
9.58% (1968). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5.89%; 2024: 5.55%; 2023: 5.92%; 2022: 5.49%; 2021: 5.26%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.