Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Gambia
Gambia: Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score was 63.91 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Gambia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Gambia stood at 63.91. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 212.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Gambia peaked at 63.91 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.43, in 2009.
That places Gambia 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 20.43 | — |
| 2010 | 20.43 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.91 | +212.8% |
| 2012 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 63.91 is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.96, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 63.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.65, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.43 | 20.43 | 20.43 | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.57 | 20.43 | 63.91 | 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: time (days) - score in Gambia?
- Getting electricity: time (days) - score in Gambia was 63.91 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.91 in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.43 in 2009.
- How does Gambia rank for getting electricity: time (days) - score?
- Gambia ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: time (days) - score rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.8%. 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: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time 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.