Gambia: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for the Gambia shows historical data for the Gambian Dalasis per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Gambian Dalasis per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from the Gambia become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit the Gambia.

The series for the Gambia are available from September 2004 to August 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for the Gambia was 39.7501 Gambian Dalasis per USD with a minimum of 19.0466 Gambian Dalasis per USD in October 2007 and a maximum of 69.8548 Gambian Dalasis per USD in August 2024. The most recent available data point is 69.8548 Gambian Dalasis per USD, a change of 2.98% from the previous data point of 67.8306 Gambian Dalasis per USD and a change of 14.99% from a year ago when the level was 60.7468 Gambian Dalasis per USD.

Currency values in the Gambia and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.