Transport services in Gambia
Gambia: Transport services was 7.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Gambia, 1978–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 7.2% for transport services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 53.6% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Gambia peaked at 40.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2024.
That places Gambia 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Transport services in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 25.7% | — |
| 1979 | 18.9% | -26.4% |
| 1982 | 33.7% | +78.2% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 28.2% | -25.9% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | -18.3% |
| 1986 | 20.6% | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | -58.6% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +42.4% |
| 1992 | 14.0% | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | -25.9% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +109.1% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -49.6% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +193.9% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +51.1% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -37.7% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -48.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +68.6% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | +85.2% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -42.6% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -53.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 18.9% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.4% | 8.5% | 38.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 8.8% | 21.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.3% | 27.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 9.2% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 7.2% | 40.5% | 5 |
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 transport services in Gambia?
- Transport services in Gambia was 7.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for transport services?
- Gambia ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.