Gini coefficient in Gambia
Gambia: Gini coefficient was 0.3876 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.3876
World rank
33rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4832
in 1998
All-time low
0.3592
in 2015
Years of data
5
1998–2020
Gini coefficient in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, gini coefficient in Gambia stood at 0.3876.
The figure is down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Gambia peaked at 0.4832 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3592, in 2015.
That places Gambia 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient in Gambia?
- Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4832 in 1998.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3592 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for gini coefficient?
- Gambia ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gini coefficient 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 Gini coefficient. 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.