Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Gambia
Gambia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 6.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 6.7% for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in 2020.
The figure is down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Gambia peaked at 12.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 50th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.5% | — |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -42.7% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 47 Latvia 7.0% compare
- 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.9% compare
- 49 Republic of Korea 6.8% compare
- 51 Tajikistan 6.6% compare
- 52 Australia 6.6% compare
- 53 Georgia 6.6% compare
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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Gambia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Gambia was 6.7% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Gambia ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.