Gambia, The's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) was 172.58 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 222.89% from 53.45 billion in 2015 (12.44% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 172.58 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 85.91 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 53.45 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 172.58 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 27.16 billion | 2004 |
| Average since 2016 | 103.89 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 27.16 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Gambia, The's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) rose 14.5% on 2024 (from 150.75 billion to 172.58 billion).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2024), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 19.7% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.5% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 12.36 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Gambia, The had the 116th highest value of the 158 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Gambia, The in the 2025 ranking
- Namibia — 112th of 158: 245.28 billion
- Finland — 113th of 158: 244.74 billion
- Greece — 114th of 158: 214.18 billion
- Sierra Leone — 116th of 158: 163.77 billion
- Tunisia — 117th of 158: 163.6 billion
- Puerto Rico (US) — 118th of 158: 128.88 billion
What this measures
Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 22 values
| Year | Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 172,584,764,400 |
| 2024 | 150,751,761,200 |
| 2023 | 136,352,109,700 |
| 2022 | 113,923,221,100 |
| 2021 | 97,949,509,100 |
| 2020 | 85,911,393,200 |
| 2019 | 83,585,533,800 |
| 2018 | 74,079,149,600 |
| 2017 | 64,755,272,900 |
| 2016 | 58,977,969,200 |
Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 128.14 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 12.94 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 253.72 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 14.71 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 16.32 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 250.32 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 31.55 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 1.58 trillion (2025)
- Chad — 12.12 trillion (2025)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Gambia, The
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$285.75 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom (current US$) — US$15.6 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$129.96 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$343.86 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$343.86 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$343.86 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$343.86 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Gambia, The's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU)?
- 172.58 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is up 535.52% from 27.16 billion in 2004 (9.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 172.58 billion in 2025 and the lowest 27.16 billion in 2004.
- How does Gambia, The rank?
- 116th highest of 158 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) unusual for Gambia, The?
- In 2025, Gambia, The's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) rose 14.5% on 2024 (from 150.75 billion to 172.58 billion). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2024), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.FCST.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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