The Gambia: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Low Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | About three-quarters of the population depend on the agricultural sector for its livelihood and the sector provides for about one-quarter of GDP. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2016): Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and Brazil |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Processing Peanuts; Fish; Hides; Tourism |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $3,561,547,847 (2017) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 4.558% (2017) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $1,696 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 169/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 8.035% (2017) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $650,078,134 (2017) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 51.3% (2018) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 22.978% (2017) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 4.475% (2017) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($110,827,142) (2017) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 705,042 (2018) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 26.8% (2018) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 15.358% (2018) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 57.842% (2018) |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.455% (2018) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $517,835,211 (2017) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $184,000,158 (2017) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 32.659% (2017) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $5,445,631 (2017) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $135,645,910 (2017) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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