Income per person in The Gambia: $930 (Income per person, 2025 · 188th of 200). Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in The Gambia: $930 in 2025, ranking 188th of 200 countries. In 2010 it was $830.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2025
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in The Gambia for each year from 2010 to 2025, 16 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in gni, atlas method, us$. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2025 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2010 and 2025, The Gambia's income per person rose from $830 to $930, a change of 12.0% (about 0.8% a year on average).
- The highest value in this period was $930 in 2025; the lowest was $590 in 2015.
- Recently, the figure has risen in each of the last two years (2024: $880; 2025: $930).
- That is 93% lower than the world figure of $14,244.
- The Gambia has the 188th-highest value of 200 countries with recent data.
- In Western Africa, The Gambia has the 13th-highest value of 16 countries with recent data; the highest is Cabo Verde ($5,590), and the typical (median) value is $1,355.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was $706 in 2010 to 2014, $640 in 2015 to 2019 and $832 in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 8 of the 15 year-to-year steps and down in 4. The biggest one-year rise came in 2022 (+$70, or 9.2%). The biggest one-year fall came in 2011 (−$120, or 14.5%). Across the period the values varied by about 15% around their average ($733), a moderate amount of change.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Western Africa, where the typical value is $1,355, The Gambia is 31% lower than the regional median.
Related figures
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) by country, 2025: $139,370 (highest: Bermuda). Gross national income per person, converted with the World Bank Atlas method, which smooths exchange rate swings.
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Benin, 2010–2025: $1,600 (Income per person, 2025 · 171st of 200). Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Benin: $1,600 in 2025, ranking 171st of 200 countries.
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Burkina Faso, 2010–2025: $980 (Income per person, 2025 · 186th of 200). Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Burkina Faso: $980 in 2025, ranking 186th of 200 countries.
About this statistic
Gross national income per person, converted with the World Bank Atlas method, which smooths exchange rate swings. The measure the World Bank uses to group countries as low, middle or high income.
For businesses, the size and growth of an economy shape demand: faster growth usually means rising incomes, more customers and more investment, while high inflation raises costs and makes planning harder. The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which compile official national statistics in a consistent form so countries can be compared.
Questions and answers
What is the income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in The Gambia?
$930 (Income per person, 2025 · 188th of 200). Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in The Gambia: $930 in 2025, ranking 188th of 200 countries. In 2010 it was $830.
How has income per person in The Gambia changed since 2010?
Between 2010 and 2025, The Gambia's income per person rose from $830 to $930, a change of 12.0% (about 0.8% a year on average). The highest value in this period was $930 in 2025; the lowest was $590 in 2015.
Where does this data come from?
From World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), covering 2010–2025. Gross national income per person, converted with the World Bank Atlas method, which smooths exchange rate swings. The measure the World Bank uses to group countries as low, middle or high income.
Data
| Year | Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $830 |
| 2011 | $710 |
| 2012 | $710 |
| 2013 | $680 |
| 2014 | $600 |
| 2015 | $590 |
| 2016 | $590 |
| 2017 | $620 |
| 2018 | $680 |
| 2019 | $720 |
| 2020 | $720 |
| 2021 | $760 |
| 2022 | $830 |
| 2023 | $870 |
| 2024 | $880 |
| 2025 | $930 |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2025. Coverage: The Gambia.
Gross national income per person, converted with the World Bank Atlas method, which smooths exchange rate swings. The measure the World Bank uses to group countries as low, middle or high income.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) by country, 2025
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Benin, 2010–2025
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Burkina Faso, 2010–2025
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Côte d'Ivoire, 2010–2025
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Cabo Verde, 2010–2025
- GDP of The Gambia, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in The Gambia, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in The Gambia, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in The Gambia, 2010–2024
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