Human capital per capita, female in Gambia

Gambia: Human capital per capita, female was 2,426 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,426 current US$
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
123rd
of 151 countries
All-time high
2,917 current US$
in 2008
All-time low
444.68 current US$
in 2003
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita, female in Gambia, 1995–2020

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1995200720201995: 2.5k current US$1996: 2.6k current US$1997: 2.4k current US$1998: 2.5k current US$1999: 875.7 current US$2000: 799.5 current US$2001: 702.5 current US$2002: 565.1 current US$2003: 444.7 current US$2004: 2.1k current US$2005: 2.2k current US$2006: 2.1k current US$2007: 2.4k current US$2008: 2.9k current US$2009: 2.7k current US$2010: 2.8k current US$2011: 2.4k current US$2012: 2.4k current US$2013: 2.2k current US$2014: 1.9k current US$2015: 2.1k current US$2016: 2.2k current US$2017: 2.2k current US$2018: 2.4k current US$2019: 2.5k current US$2020: 2.4k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, human capital per capita, female in Gambia stood at 2,426 current US$.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, female in Gambia peaked at 2,917 current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 444.68 current US$, in 2003.

That places Gambia 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Human capital per capita, female in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Human capital per capita, female (current US$) in Gambia, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 2,546 current US$ —
1996 2,620 current US$ +2.9%
1997 2,443 current US$ -6.7%
1998 2,483 current US$ +1.6%
1999 875.68 current US$ -64.7%
2000 799.45 current US$ -8.7%
2001 702.48 current US$ -12.1%
2002 565.14 current US$ -19.6%
2003 444.68 current US$ -21.3%
2004 2,131 current US$ +379.2%
2005 2,190 current US$ +2.7%
2006 2,096 current US$ -4.3%
2007 2,416 current US$ +15.2%
2008 2,917 current US$ +20.8%
2009 2,654 current US$ -9.0%
2010 2,761 current US$ +4.0%
2011 2,423 current US$ -12.2%
2012 2,364 current US$ -2.4%
2013 2,213 current US$ -6.4%
2014 1,905 current US$ -13.9%
2015 2,073 current US$ +8.8%
2016 2,167 current US$ +4.5%
2017 2,169 current US$ +0.1%
2018 2,355 current US$ +8.6%
2019 2,490 current US$ +5.7%
2020 2,426 current US$ -2.5%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 2,426 current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,222 current US$, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 2,426 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,598 current US$, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human capital per capita, female in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +379.2% 444.68 current US$ 2,131 current US$
1999 -64.7% 2,483 current US$ 875.68 current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,194 current US$ 875.68 current US$ 2,620 current US$ 5
2000s 1,692 current US$ 444.68 current US$ 2,917 current US$ 10
2010s 2,292 current US$ 1,905 current US$ 2,761 current US$ 10
2020s 2,426 current US$ 2,426 current US$ 2,426 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 120 Tanzania 2,508 current US$ compare
  2. 121 Cambodia 2,475 current US$ compare
  3. 122 Morocco 2,460 current US$ compare
  4. 124 Moldova 2,377 current US$ compare
  5. 125 Bangladesh 2,263 current US$ compare
  6. 126 Papua New Guinea 2,137 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, female in Gambia?
Human capital per capita, female in Gambia was 2,426 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita, female recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 2,917 current US$ in 2008.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, female recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 444.68 current US$ in 2003.
How does Gambia rank for human capital per capita, female?
Gambia ranks 123rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, female rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital per capita, female (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human capital per capita, female (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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