Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Gambia
Gambia: Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score was 75.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Gambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Gambia is 75.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 90.2% on the previous year and up 118.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Gambia peaked at 75.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Gambia ranks 173rd 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.
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | — |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +167.6% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +90.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 75.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 81.8%, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 75.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.1%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 0.0% | 75.3% | 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 starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Gambia?
- Starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Gambia was 75.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Gambia rank for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score?
- Gambia ranks 173rd 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 Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the cost for men 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.