Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia
Gambia: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 72.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 72.3% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia peaked at 95.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2020.
That places Gambia 23rd out of 119 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 95.2% | — |
| 2003 | 87.3% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 72.7% | 80.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 20 India 77.3% compare
- 21 Benin 76.0% compare
- 22 Cameroon 72.4% compare
- 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.4% compare
- 25 Bangladesh 69.5% compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 68.9% 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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Gambia was 72.3% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Gambia ranks 23rd out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.