The Gambia The Gambia

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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 2,639,916 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 2022 was 1,699 millions of euros (1,790 millions of dollars), ( 82.84% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €643 euros per inhabitant$678 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 0.5 points in 2021, leaving it in 174th place in the table of 191 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
Annual GDP [+]2022€2,077M
Annual GDP [+]2022$2,187M
GDP per capita [+]2022€787
GDP per capita [+]2022$829
Debt (M.€.) [+]20221,699
Debt ($M) [+]20221,790
Debt (%GDP) [+]202282.84%
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€643
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$678
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-98
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-104
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-4.80%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022454.6
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022479.1
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202043.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202050.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201811.36%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]201710.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]201711.3
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20173.06%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202214.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202215.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20222.96%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202222.17%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€172
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$181
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€17
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$19
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€5
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$5
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€5
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$6
Fitch Rating [+]12/21/2005CCC
Corruption Index [+]202234
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019124º
Fragile States Index [+]201887.1
RTI Raking [+]2022
Innovation Ranking [+]2015112º
Labour
NMW [+]2022$23.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017119º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020155º
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018552,000
Exports [+]2023€36.9M
Exports [+]2023$39.8M
Exports % GDP [+]20221.84%
Imports [+]2023€725.4M
Imports [+]2023$784.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202231.73%
Trade balance [+]2023€-688.5M
Trade balance [+]2023$-744.5M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2022-29.89%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2021234
Global Peace Ranking [+]202359º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.7
% Immigrant [+]20208.38%
% Emigrant [+]20205.41%
Birth Rate [+]202133.26‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017286.9
Crude death rate [+]20217.54‰
Fertility Rate [+]20214.68
% risk of poverty [+]202053.4%
Population [+]20212,639,916
Immigrant stock [+]2020215,659
Emigrant stock [+]2020139,210
HDI [+]20210.500
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023119º
Life expectancy [+]202162.08
Suicides [+]2015124
Suicide rate [+]20155.94
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20220.25
Consumption GWh [+]2022405
Generation GWh [+]2022510
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]04/14/2024372
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]04/14/202412,626
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2023539,186
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]04/14/2024140.91
Doses administered [+]03/19/20231,444,492