Gambia: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2020 is 53.4 percent, an increase from 48.6 percent in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 21.23 percent, based on data from 56 countries. Historically, the average for the Gambia from 2010 to 2020 is 50.03 percent. The minimum value, 48.1 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 53.4 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.