Economy - overview:
The Gambia has sparse natural resource deposits and a limited agricultural base, and relies in part on remittances from workers overseas and tourist receipts. About three-quarters of the population depends on the agricultural sector for its livelihood. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and hides. The Gambia's natural beauty and proximity to Europe has made it one of the larger markets for tourism in West Africa, boosted by government and private sector investments in eco-tourism and upscale facilities. In the past few years, The Gambia's re-export trade - traditionally a major segment of economic activity - has declined, but its banking sector has grown rapidly. Unemployment and underemployment rates remain high; economic progress depends on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid, on responsible government economic management, and on continued technical assistance from multilateral and bilateral donors. The quality of fiscal management, however, is weak. The government has promised to raise civil service wages over the next two years and the deficit is projected to worsen.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): GDP - composition by sector: Labor force: Labor force - by occupation: Unemployment rate: Population below poverty line: Household income or consumption by percentage share: Distribution of family income - Gini index: Investment (gross fixed): Budget: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Central bank discount rate: Commercial bank prime lending rate: Stock of narrow money: Stock of broad money: Stock of domestic credit: Market value of publicly traded shares: Agriculture - products: Industries: Industrial production growth rate: Electricity - production: Electricity - consumption: Electricity - exports: Electricity - imports: Oil - production: Oil - consumption: Oil - exports: Oil - imports: Oil - proved reserves: Natural gas - production: Natural gas - consumption: Natural gas - exports: Natural gas - imports: Natural gas - proved reserves: Current account balance: Exports: Exports - commodities: Exports - partners: Imports: Imports - commodities: Imports - partners: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Debt - external: Exchange rates:
NOTE: The information regarding Gambia, The on this page is re-published from the 2011 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gambia, The Economy 2011 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gambia, The Economy 2011 should be addressed to the CIA.
$3.406 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
note:
data are in 2010 US dollars
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$1.04 billion (2009 est.)
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5% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: GDP - real growth rate country ranks ]
$1,900 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
note:
data are in 2010 US dollars
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agriculture: 30.1%
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industry:
16.3%
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services:
53.6% (2009 est.)
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777,100 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Labor force country ranks ]
agriculture: 75%
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industry:
19%
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services:
6% (1996)
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NA%
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NA%
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lowest 10%: 2%
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highest 10%:
36.9% (2003)
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50.2 (1998)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Distribution of family income - Gini index country ranks ]
28% of GDP (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
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revenues: $183.9 million
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expenditures:
$202.5 million (2009 est.)
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5.5% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ]
9% (31 December 2009)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Central bank discount rate country ranks ]
27% (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
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$222.9 million (31 December 2010 est)
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$453.9 million (31 December 2010 est.)
[see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ]
$293.5 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
[see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ]
$NA
[see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ]
rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava (tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats
processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing
8.9%
country comparison to the world: 21
note:
although The Gambia had the highest industrial growth rate in the world in 2009, this growth is from a tiny industrial base (2009 est.)
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160 million kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
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148.8 million kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
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2,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
[see also: Oil - consumption country ranks ]
42 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Oil - exports country ranks ]
2,266 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
[see also: Oil - imports country ranks ]
0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Oil - proved reserves country ranks ]
0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
[see also: Natural gas - production country ranks ]
0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Natural gas - consumption country ranks ]
0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
[see also: Natural gas - exports country ranks ]
0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Natural gas - imports country ranks ]
0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Natural gas - proved reserves country ranks ]
-$90 million (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
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$107 million (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 192
[see also: Exports country ranks ]
peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels, re-exports
India 42.06%, France 15.34%, UK 9.03%, China 7.38%, Hong Kong 4.55%, Belgium 3.97% (2009)
$306 million (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
[see also: Imports country ranks ]
foodstuffs, manufactures, fuel, machinery and transport equipment
China 20.45%, Senegal 11.97%, Brazil 8.48%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.71%, Netherlands 4.68%, US 4.49% (2009)
$203 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
[see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ]
$530 million (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]
dalasis (GMD) per US dollar - 28.5193 (2010), 26.67 (2009), 22.75 (2008), 27.79 (2007), 28.066 (2006)
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