Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gambia
Gambia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 67.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gambia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 67.7% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 34.6% on the previous year and up 86.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gambia peaked at 67.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Gambia ranks 170th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +3599.6% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +447.3% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +34.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 67.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.4%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 67.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.3%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 0.2% | 67.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gambia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gambia was 67.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Gambia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Gambia ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.