Global: Ease of doing business score in Gambia
Gambia: Global: Ease of doing business score was 50.29 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Gambia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 50.29 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over five years.
Gambia ranks 156th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Gambia, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 46.23 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 47.76 DB17-20 methodology | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 47.76 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.83 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.29 DB17-20 methodology | +5.2% |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 153 Mauritania 51.06 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 154 Marshall Islands 50.89 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 155 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.82 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 157 Guinea 49.43 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 158 Algeria 48.6 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 159 Micronesia, Federated States of 48.1 DB17-20 methodology compare
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 global: ease of doing business score in Gambia?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Gambia was 50.29 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.29 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.23 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Gambia ranks 156th 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 Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.