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Country profile

Gambia, The

GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

31.7MERI readiness
90Global rank
2.4BGDP (2024)
2.8MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		20242,404,888,749.2WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20245.6WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		202411.6WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20285IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		20242,759,988WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 16.8
  • Coverage 92%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 1
PillarScore
Biz Entry
Components		46.6
Contract Enf
Components		50.7
Corruption
Components		38
Digital Infra
Components		8.6
Fin Access
Components		2.8
Human Cap
Components		40.5
IP Protect
Components		37.9
Labor
Components		43.5
LPI
Components		18.3
Security Rol
Components		37.9
Trade Open
Components		38.5
Data Confidence Score80
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		17.1
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		46.5
Talent Operating
Pillars		40

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.3
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

37
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.5
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.7
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.4
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.2

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

UNDP Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

95 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance20249.4WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-0.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.3WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202537TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.5WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.7WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.4WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-0.2WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202366.9WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20240.5WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra20216.6WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20222.3WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024126.2WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics202332.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20232.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20231.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20230.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics2024127.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics202455.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics202425.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics202450LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics202437.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics202413.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics202415.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202420.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics202417.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20245.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20246.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202469LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202469.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics20245LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20240LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics20243.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202420LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202422.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202420.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20242.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20245.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20245.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-3.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-4.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro20242,404,888,749.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20245.6WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro2024871.3WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro202411.6WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20285IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20240.6WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro202467.7WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20285IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20244.8WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20256.5WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202459.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202815.8IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202455WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness20248.4IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness20248.6WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202548.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202539.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202542.8B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202553.2B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20245.6IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202539.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202537TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20242.8WDICC BY 4.0
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202548.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.4UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202545.5WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202540.5UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202437.9WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202518.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202437.9WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202542.8B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202876IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202151.6WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202476.4WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202547.5WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202466.1WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20242.3WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social20242,759,988WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202464.3WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20249.7WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20243.3WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024264,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20241,505,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade202214WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202442.2WDICC BY 4.0
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