How does Gambia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?

Gambia ranks 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Gambia

Name: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Gambia
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Gambia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP was 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0008 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 4.5%

World rank

6th

of 210 countries

All-time high

0.0009 units per US$ of GDP

in 2014

All-time low

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 1993

Years of data

1993–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Gambia, 1993–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Gambia stood at 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Gambia peaked at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, in 1993.

That places Gambia 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Gambia, 1993 to 2024.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1993	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	—
1994	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1995	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1996	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1997	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1998	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1999	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2000	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+38.1%
2001	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2002	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+28.7%
2003	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2004	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-34.9%
2005	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2006	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+25.3%
2007	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2008	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2009	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
2010	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2011	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
2012	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2013	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2014	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
2015	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2016	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2017	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2018	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2019	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2020	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2021	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2022	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2023	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2024	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	+4.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	7
2000s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Gambia

3 Burundi 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP compare
4 Somalia 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP compare
5 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
7 Madagascar 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
8 Tajikistan 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare
9 Timor-Leste 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More energy & mining data for Gambia

Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel imports 31.7% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 1.2% (2024)

All data for Gambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Gambia?: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Gambia was 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 1993.
How does Gambia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?: Gambia ranks 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 210 places, 6,413 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.