Country comparison The Gambia vs Ghana

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.7%chart5.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,317Mchart€76,520M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,508Mchart$82,825M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€876chart€2,2652024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$948chart$2,4512024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,665chart58,9012023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20231,801chart63,7062023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202380.24%chart79.09%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€630chart€1,7432023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$681chart$1,8852023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-77chart-2,5072023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-83chart-2,7112023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.69%chart-3.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023516.1chart13,804.32023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023558.2chart14,930.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202358.3chart2,040.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202363.0chart2,150.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.21%chart12.04%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202328.9chart1,022.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202331.2chart1,106.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.46%chart7.41%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312.1chart289.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202313.1chart313.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.64%chart1.92%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202324.86%chart18.54%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€195chart€4092023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$211chart$4422023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€22chart€622022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$652022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€302023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€5chart€92023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$5chart$92023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B-11/07/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/21/2005CCCRD02/21/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202337chart432023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019124ºchart111º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202476.1chart60.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]20245ºchart46º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2015112ºchart101º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$21.3chart$39.72024NMW [+]
€35.92024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017119ºchart72º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
13.512412/15/2025Euro / Ghana cedi [+]
11.490012/15/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
77.52%12/15/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
21.5%September 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
46.0%August 2022PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
25.00%07/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020155ºchart118º2020Doing Business [+]
3,394December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.18December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
31.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.13%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022570,000chart915,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€265.0Mchart€15,405.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$286.6Mchart$16,657.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202312.77%chart20.69%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,134.7Mchart€12,957.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,226.9Mchart$14,010.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202354.67%chart17.40%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-869.7Mchart€2,448.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-744.5Mchart$2,153.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-41.90%chart3.29%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
81º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023234chart1422023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202483ºchart55º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.7chart2,190.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20208.92%chart1.49%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.75%chart3.15%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202330.43‰chart26.31‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017286.9chart1,282.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.29‰chart7.04‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.01chart3.402023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202053.4%chart23.4%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20232,644,000chart33,788,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020215,659chart476,4122020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020139,210chart1,004,3242020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.495chart0.6022022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024110ºchart88º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202365.86chart65.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015124chart1,8962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.94chart6.612015Suicide rate [+]
6072022Number of homicides [+]
1.832022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.24chart0.742023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1882024Annual crude oil production [+]
660.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023411chart19,5342023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023515chart24,2822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/2025372chart1,46311/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/202512,627chart172,75011/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2023539,186chart10,780,00307/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/2025140.70chart43.3011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20231,444,492chart25,624,82807/02/2023Doses administered [+]
The Gambia
Ghana