Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Gambia
Gambia: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 49.58 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Gambia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Gambia stood at 49.58. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Gambia ranks 166th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.72 | — |
| 2015 | 41.86 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 44 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 44.2 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.22 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 49.58 | +9.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 49.58 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 49.58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 (db16-20 methodology) - score in Gambia?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Gambia was 49.58 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.58 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.72 in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Gambia ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.