Annual inflation, consumer prices in Gambia
Gambia: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 11.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Gambia is 11.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 31.9% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Gambia peaked at 17.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 28th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +431.7% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +91.6% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +97.8% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -65.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -57.5% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +161.1% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +34.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +56.2% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +47.4% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -31.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 11.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.9%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 11.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +431.7% | 0.8% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 0.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 5.9% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 13.4% compare
- 25 Syria 13.4% compare
- 27 Pakistan 12.6% compare
- 29 Vanuatu 11.2% compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 10.8% compare
- 31 Bangladesh 10.5% compare
More development goals data for Gambia
- Red List Index 0.9704 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 281.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,674 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,891 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4818 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Gambia?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Gambia was 11.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Gambia ranks 28th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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