Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Gambia
Gambia: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 5.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Gambia, 1978–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5.9% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Gambia peaked at 40.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2025.
That places Gambia 156th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -18.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 5.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.1%, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 5.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.1%, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +193.9% | 9.2% | 27.0% |
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 | 22.2% | 5.9% | 40.5% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 176.88 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 461.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Gambia?
- Transport services in Gambia was 5.9% in 2025, 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 5.9% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for transport services?
- Gambia ranks 156th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. 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.