Government consumption in US dollars — all countries

Government consumption in US dollars — Gambia

Government consumption in US dollars in the Gambia in 2025 — 265,044,182 US$. Ranked 129 in the world out of 132. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 556.3%.

2025 265M US$ +15.4% vs 2024
World rank 129of 132
Period maximum 265M US$2025
Period minimum 34.25M US$1986

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Government consumption in US dollars — Gambia, 1977–20250100M200M300M197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 40,383,442 US$1978: 54,417,007 US$1979: 60,262,146 US$1980: 75,247,693 US$1981: 100,544,175 US$1982: 68,923,045 US$1983: 84,022,626 US$1984: 72,417,913 US$1985: 35,966,752 US$1986: 34,245,616 US$1987: 47,890,973 US$1988: 47,522,346 US$1989: 40,970,080 US$1990: 43,590,601 US$1991: 90,304,073 US$1992: 101,161,953 US$1993: 109,772,735 US$1994: 84,744,553 US$1995: 90,908,781 US$1996: 97,005,687 US$1997: 90,531,253 US$1998: 83,947,797 US$1999: 84,226,270 US$2000: 87,899,293 US$2001: 78,136,881 US$2002: 57,377,721 US$2003: 42,640,110 US$2004: 74,658,468 US$2005: 84,758,121 US$2006: 88,399,640 US$2007: 101,353,118 US$2008: 152,665,220 US$2009: 139,203,939 US$2010: 156,468,913 US$2011: 130,135,852 US$2012: 123,857,699 US$2013: 127,584,610 US$2014: 108,645,054 US$2015: 114,754,969 US$2016: 125,396,694 US$2017: 118,389,047 US$2018: 114,019,643 US$2019: 149,493,747 US$2020: 162,946,204 US$2021: 196,542,368 US$2022: 184,370,113 US$2023: 229,109,624 US$2024: 229,671,532 US$2025: 265,044,182 US$
Change over the period: +225M (+556.32%) Average annual rate: 4 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 265M US$
Western Africa computed 36.47B US$
Low-income countries computed 70.79B US$
Government consumption in US dollars — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 265M +35.37M +15.4%
2024 230M +561,909 +0.25%
2023 229M +44.74M +24.27%
2022 184M −12.17M −6.19%
2021 197M +33.6M +20.62%
2020 163M +13.45M +9%
2019 149M +35.47M +31.11%
2018 114M −4.37M −3.69%
2017 118M −7.01M −5.59%
2016 125M +10.64M +9.27%
2015 115M +6.11M +5.62%
2014 109M −18.94M −14.84%
2013 128M +3.73M +3.01%
2012 124M −6.28M −4.82%
2011 130M −26.33M −16.83%
2010 156M +17.26M +12.4%
2009 139M −13.46M −8.82%
2008 153M +51.31M +50.63%
2007 101M +12.95M +14.65%
2006 88.4M +3.64M +4.3%
2005 84.76M +10.1M +13.53%
2004 74.66M +32.02M +75.09%
2003 42.64M −14.74M −25.69%
2002 57.38M −20.76M −26.57%
2001 78.14M −9.76M −11.11%
2000 87.9M +3.67M +4.36%
1999 84.23M +278,473 +0.33%
1998 83.95M −6.58M −7.27%
1997 90.53M −6.47M −6.67%
1996 97.01M +6.1M +6.71%
1995 90.91M +6.16M +7.27%
1994 84.74M −25.03M −22.8%
1993 110M +8.61M +8.51%
1992 101M +10.86M +12.02%
1991 90.3M +46.71M +107.16%
1990 43.59M +2.62M +6.4%
1989 40.97M −6.55M −13.79%
1988 47.52M −368,627 −0.77%
1987 47.89M +13.65M +39.85%
1986 34.25M −1.72M −4.79%
1985 35.97M −36.45M −50.33%
1984 72.42M −11.6M −13.81%
1983 84.02M +15.1M +21.91%
1982 68.92M −31.62M −31.45%
1981 101M +25.3M +33.62%
1980 75.25M +14.99M +24.87%
1979 60.26M +5.85M +10.74%
1978 54.42M +14.03M +34.75%
1977 40.38M

About the indicator

Government final consumption expenditure in current US dollars: compensation of employees in the public sector, purchases of goods and services for the current work of the state, and spending on defense and security. This is not the whole budget: pensions, benefits and other transfers are left out because they are recorded as household income, while public investment is recorded as capital formation. The quantity therefore comes to roughly two thirds of total budget expense, not all of it.

Important: Not to be confused with budget expense: transfers and capital outlays are not counted here. This same indicator serves as the weight when aggregating military spending as a share of government spending.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.