Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Gambia
Gambia: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 22 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
22
World rank
21st
of 120 countries
All-time high
78.01
in 1998
All-time low
17.1
in 2015
Years of data
5
1998–2020
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 22 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2020.
The figure is down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Gambia peaked at 78.01 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.1, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 21st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.01 | — |
| 2003 | 55.17 | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 34.23 | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1 | -50.1% |
| 2020 | 22 | +28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.01 | 78.01 | 78.01 | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.17 | 55.17 | 55.17 | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.66 | 17.1 | 34.23 | 2 |
| 2020s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 800.7 (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 revenues vs income inequality 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.578 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Gambia?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Gambia was 22 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.01 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Gambia ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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