Economic Indicators for Gambia


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Current account balance-4.15-4.3112.10-37.57Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index256.27219.08256.273.34
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )16.9711.5156.560.84Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate20.7519.0036.5014.48%
Interest rates11.2825.2633.47-45.95Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )131.48114.42131.48104.55
Human Capital Index0.420.400.420.37Scale, 0-1
Time required to start a business8.0025.0032.008.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse173.00173.00173.00172.00Days
Armed forces Personnel4,000.004,000.004,000.00480.00Total
Exports of goods and services9.608.5759.906.62Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services32.8336.1571.5824.61Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP2220USD Billions
GDP Growth5.304.9212.39-8.13Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.151.111.660.61Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.080.100.120.02Per 1,000 people
Labor force973,241.00942,504.00973,241.00340,823.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education10.725.3210.725.32Percentage (%)
Fertility rate4.594.686.434.59Total
Population3331Thousands