Gambia's gni per capita rose from US$630 in 1996 to US$930 in 2025.
Gambia · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
163rd of 181 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gambia's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $1,450 in 1996 to intl $3,660 in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
120th of 129 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gambia's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$585.8 in 2004 to US$593.5 in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
53rd of 70 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Gambia's gini index fell from 48.3 in 1998 to 38.8 in 2020.
Gambia's income share held by highest 10% fell from 37.6 % in 1998 to 30.5 % in 2020.
Gambia's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 4.4 % in 1998 to 6.6 % in 2020.
Poverty
Gambia's extreme poverty fell from 78.0 % in 1998 to 22.0 % in 2020.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
55th of 56 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Gambia's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 48.1 % in 2010 to 53.4 % in 2020.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Gambia.