The Gambia, is a country located at Western Africa, it has an area of 11,300 Km2 so it is one of the smallest countries in the world.

The Gambia, with a population of 2,644,000 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and has a population density of 234 people per km2.

It's capital is Banjul and its currency is Dalasi

The Gambia is holding the 173 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2023 was 1,665 millions of euros (1,801 millions of dollars), ( 80.24% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €630 euros per inhabitant$681 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of The Gambia, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.495 points in 2022, leaving it in 174th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit The Gambia are business, you must know it's in the 155th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of The Gambia, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Banjul: Monthly Temp.
Banjul: Monthly Rainfall
The Gambia Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.6%
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,222M
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,405M
GDP per capita [+]2024€840
GDP per capita [+]2024$910
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,665
Debt ($M) [+]20231,801
Debt (%GDP) [+]202380.24%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€630
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$681
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-77
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-83
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.69%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023516.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023558.2
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202358.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202363.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.21%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202328.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202331.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.46%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202412.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202413.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.50%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202324.86%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€195
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$211
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€22
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€5
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$5
Fitch Rating [+]12/21/2005CCC
Corruption Index [+]202337
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019124º
Fragile States Index [+]202476.1
RTI Raking [+]2024
Innovation Ranking [+]2015112º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$21.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017119º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020155º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202411.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022570,000
Exports [+]2023€265.0M
Exports [+]2023$286.6M
Exports % GDP [+]202312.77%
Imports [+]2023€1,134.7M
Imports [+]2023$1,226.9M
Imports % GDP [+]202354.67%
Trade balance [+]2023€-869.7M
Trade balance [+]2023$-744.5M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-41.90%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023234
Global Peace Ranking [+]202483º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.7
% Immigrant [+]20208.92%
% Emigrant [+]20205.75%
Birth Rate [+]202330.43‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017286.9
Crude death rate [+]20236.29‰
Fertility Rate [+]20234.01
% risk of poverty [+]202053.4%
Population [+]20232,644,000
Immigrant stock [+]2020215,659
Emigrant stock [+]2020139,210
HDI [+]20220.495
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024110º
Life expectancy [+]202365.86
Suicides [+]2015124
Suicide rate [+]20155.94
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.24
Consumption GWh [+]2024408
Generation GWh [+]2024512
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026372
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202612,627
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2023539,186
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026140.70
Doses administered [+]03/19/20231,444,492