Gambia Poverty Rate 1998-2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Gambia poverty rate for 2015 was 81.20%, a 5.1% decline from 2010.
  • Gambia poverty rate for 2010 was 86.30%, a 4.6% decline from 2003.
  • Gambia poverty rate for 2003 was 90.90%, a 5.6% decline from 1998.
  • Gambia poverty rate for 1998 was 96.50%, a 96.5% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Togo 94.20%
Benin 91.80%
Ethiopia 90.90%
Gambia 81.20%
Tajikistan 66.40%
Gambia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2015 81.20% -5.10%
2010 86.30% -4.60%
2003 90.90% -5.60%
1998 96.50% -5.60%