Transport services in Gambia
Gambia: Transport services was 66.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Gambia, 1978–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 66.7% for transport services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Gambia peaked at 83.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2006.
Gambia ranks 11th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Transport services in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 75.4% | — |
| 1979 | 73.8% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 83.6% | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 82.3% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 71.8% | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 74.0% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 78.5% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 68.6% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 71.6% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 64.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 65.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 59.6% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +40.8% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -52.1% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +85.4% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.6% | 73.8% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 76.2% | 68.6% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.2% | 55.8% | 65.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 36.2% | 79.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 42.8% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 66.7% | 80.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 8 Sierra Leone 68.7% compare
- 9 Mali 68.7% compare
- 10 Togo 67.8% compare
- 12 Tajikistan 65.8% compare
- 13 Greece 64.0% compare
- 14 South Sudan 63.4% 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 transport services in Gambia?
- Transport services in Gambia was 66.7% 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 83.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for transport services?
- Gambia ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.