Country · GMB
The Gambia · Economy
Period
The Gambia: GDP of 2.8 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +53.8 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +5.7 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 2.8 bn$
- 2025 · +53.8 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 974 $
- 2025 · +35.8 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 7.9 %
- 2025 · +2.0 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 73.7 %
- 2025 · −12.2 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
Chart data as a table
| Year | The Gambia |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.4 bn$ |
| 2016 | 1.5 bn$ |
| 2017 | 1.5 bn$ |
| 2018 | 1.7 bn$ |
| 2019 | 1.8 bn$ |
| 2020 | 1.8 bn$ |
| 2021 | 2.0 bn$ |
| 2022 | 2.1 bn$ |
| 2023 | 2.3 bn$ |
| 2024 | 2.5 bn$ |
| 2025 · estimate | 2.8 bn$ |
| 2026 · projection | 3.0 bn$ |
| 2027 · projection | 3.3 bn$ |
| 2028 · projection | 3.5 bn$ |
| 2029 · projection | 3.8 bn$ |
| 2030 · projection | 4.1 bn$ |
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 11 The Gambia +53.8 %
- 12 Senegal +50.9 %
- 13 Mali +50.3 %
- 14 Sierra Leone +15.4 %
- 15 Nigeria −51.5 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | +0.6 % | +5.7 % | +5.1 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 1.8 bn$ | 2.8 bn$ | +53.8 % |
| GDP per capita | 717 $ | 974 $ | +35.8 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 2,523 $ | 3,668 $ | +45.4 % |
| Inflation | 5.9 % | 7.9 % | +2.0 pt |
| Public debt | 85.9 % | 73.7 % | −12.2 pt |
| Population | 2.5 M | 2.9 M | +13.3 % |
| Fiscal balance | −2.4 % | −4.7 % | −2.3 pt |
| Current account | −5.8 % | −4.1 % | +1.7 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |