History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Gambia
Gambia: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 1,882 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1,882 2011 US$
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
128th
of 145 countries
All-time high
1,882 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
982 2011 US$
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Gambia, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1,882 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018. That is the highest value across all 69 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Gambia peaked at 1,882 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 982 2011 US$, in 1950.
Gambia ranks 128th of 145 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 982 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 1,015 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 1,022 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 1,036 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 1,068 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 1,074 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 1,086 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 1,097 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 1,097 2011 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1,129 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 1,167 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 1,318 2011 US$ | +12.9% |
| 1962 | 1,262 2011 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 1,232 2011 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1,274 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 1,368 2011 US$ | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 1,545 2011 US$ | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 1,548 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1,519 2011 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1,629 2011 US$ | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 1,422 2011 US$ | -12.7% |
| 1971 | 1,376 2011 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,334 2011 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 1,411 2011 US$ | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 1,452 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1,497 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 1,436 2011 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 1,417 2011 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1,446 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1,360 2011 US$ | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 1,325 2011 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1,521 2011 US$ | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 1,581 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1,482 2011 US$ | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 1,462 2011 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1,451 2011 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1,422 2011 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,406 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1,417 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,407 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,400 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,391 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,391 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,386 2011 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,345 2011 US$ | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1,317 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1,337 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,308 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,325 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,386 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,441 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,495 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1,473 2011 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,479 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,586 2011 US$ | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1,542 2011 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,531 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,558 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,618 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1,693 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1,773 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1,669 2011 US$ | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1,725 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,767 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,743 2011 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,786 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,788 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,819 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,882 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,061 2011 US$ | 982 2011 US$ | 1,129 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,386 2011 US$ | 1,167 2011 US$ | 1,629 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,415 2011 US$ | 1,334 2011 US$ | 1,497 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,447 2011 US$ | 1,325 2011 US$ | 1,581 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,359 2011 US$ | 1,308 2011 US$ | 1,400 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,542 2011 US$ | 1,441 2011 US$ | 1,693 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,772 2011 US$ | 1,669 2011 US$ | 1,882 2011 US$ | 9 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Gambia?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Gambia was 1,882 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,882 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 982 2011 US$ in 1950.
- How does Gambia rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Gambia ranks 128th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]