Starting a business - Score in Gambia
Gambia: Starting a business - Score was 84.58 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Gambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Gambia is 84.58, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Gambia peaked at 84.58 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.32, in 2007.
That places Gambia 120th 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 15 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.8 | — |
| 2006 | 58.05 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.32 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 58.05 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 58.05 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.09 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 58.05 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 63.2 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 61.26 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 68.37 | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 67.32 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 69.37 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 69 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.91 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.58 | +21.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 84.58 is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 84.58 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.45 | 55.32 | 58.05 | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.92 | 58.05 | 84.58 | 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 - score in Gambia?
- Starting a business - score in Gambia was 84.58 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.58 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.32 in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for starting a business - score?
- Gambia ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.