Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3876 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Gambia is 0.3876, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.4832 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3592, in 2015.
That places Gambia 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4832 | — |
| 2003 | 0.4732 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4357 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3592 | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3876 | +7.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.3876 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3739, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.3876 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4832 | 0.4832 | 0.4832 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4732 | 0.4732 | 0.4732 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3974 | 0.3592 | 0.4357 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3876 | 0.3876 | 0.3876 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Gambia?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Gambia was 0.3876 in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4832 in 1998.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3592 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.