Currency
 

Currency	dalasi
DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$	28.58
ISO code	GMD 270
Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average	28.58
PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio	0.16	[153rd of 169]
Real effective exchange rate index	53.47 %	[94th of 96]
Regime	float
Subdivision	100	[142nd of 192]
Symbol	D
Terms of trade since 1995	100	[52nd of 117]

SOURCES
Pacific Exchange Rate Services; World Development Indicators database; The World Bank Group

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia

Energy
 

Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants	53,000 ton	[62nd of 120]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants (per capita)	34,935.557 ton per million people	[22nd of 119]
Electricity > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	53.68 %	[5th of 39]
Electricity > Consumption	143,600,000 kWh	[161st of 210]
Electricity > Consumption (per capita)	92.481 kWh per capita	[160th of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by households	24,000,000 kWh	[144th of 189]
Electricity > Consumption by households (per capita)	23.871 kWh per capita	[120th of 188]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers	130,000,000 kWh	[175th of 202]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	85.691 kWh per capita	[167th of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers	130,000,000 kWh	[142nd of 174]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	85.691 kWh per capita	[132nd of 173]
Electricity > Consumption by public lighting	1,000,000 kWh	[62nd of 76]
Electricity > Consumption by public lighting (per capita)	0.928 kWh per capita	[44th of 72]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses	17,000,000 kWh	[160th of 179]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses (per capita)	11.206 kWh per capita	[161st of 178]
Electricity > Gross inland availability	147,000,000 kWh	[181st of 211]
Electricity > Gross inland availability (per capita)	96.897 kWh per capita	[186th of 210]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer	151,000,000 kWh	[178th of 211]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer (per capita)	99.533 kWh per capita	[184th of 210]
Electricity > Net inland availability	130,000,000 kWh	[180th of 202]
Electricity > Net inland availability (per capita)	85.691 kWh per capita	[175th of 201]
Electricity > Net production	147,000,000 kWh	[178th of 211]
Electricity > Net production (per capita)	96.897 kWh per capita	[185th of 210]
Electricity > Production	200,200,000 kWh	[87th of 210]
Electricity > Production (per capita)	118.577 kWh per capita	[85th of 198]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	100%	[10th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	0%	[159th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	0%	[58th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Other	0%	[79th of 210]
Electricity > Station use & station loss	4,000,000 kWh	[167th of 179]
Electricity > Station use & station loss (per capita)	2.637 kWh per capita	[157th of 178]
Electricity > Thermal > Production	151,000,000 kWh	[162nd of 209]
Electricity > Thermal > Production (per capita)	99.533 kWh per capita	[167th of 208]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public	135,000,000 kWh	[160th of 207]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public (per capita)	88.987 kWh per capita	[163rd of 205]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer	16,000,000 kWh	[114th of 143]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer (per capita)	10.547 kWh per capita	[104th of 136]
Electricity > Total production, public	135,000,000 kWh	[179th of 211]
Electricity > Total production, public (per capita)	88.987 kWh per capita	[186th of 210]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer	16,000,000 kWh	[118th of 145]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer (per capita)	10.547 kWh per capita	[107th of 138]
electricity consumption > Date of > Information	2003
Fuel exports > % of merchandise exports	0.76 %	[102nd of 143]
Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	16.05 %	[45th of 154]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households	647,000 m³	[86th of 116]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers	647,000 m³	[100th of 143]
Fuelwood > Net inland availability	647,000 m³	[103rd of 145]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers	16,000 ton	[121st of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	10.547 ton per 1,000 people	[94th of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers	16,000 ton	[90th of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	10.547 ton per 1,000 people	[60th of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants	40,000 ton	[79th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita)	26.366 ton per 1,000 people	[50th of 158]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy	40,000 ton	[82nd of 166]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita)	26.366 ton per 1,000 people	[50th of 165]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement	55,000 ton	[117th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	36.254 ton per 1,000 people	[102nd of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Exports	1,000 ton	[88th of 98]
Gas-diesel oils > Exports (per capita)	0.659 ton per 1,000 people	[85th of 96]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability	55,000 ton	[167th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability (per capita)	36.254 ton per 1,000 people	[164th of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports	56,000 ton	[146th of 192]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports (per capita)	36.913 ton per 1,000 people	[124th of 191]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability	16,000 ton	[173rd of 190]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability (per capita)	10.547 ton per 1,000 people	[168th of 189]
Gas-diesel oils > Statistical differences (per capita)	-659,161,454,347.465 ton per 1e+15 people	[59th of 155]
Gasoline prices	1.05	[66th of 141]
Hydroelectricity consumption	0	[194th of 213]
Hydroelectricity consumption (per capita)	0 per 10 million people	[189th of 207]
Kerosene > Consumption by households	9,000 ton	[99th of 146]
Kerosene > Consumption by households (per capita)	5.932 ton per 1,000 people	[59th of 145]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers	9,000 ton	[114th of 165]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	5.932 ton per 1,000 people	[70th of 163]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement	9,000 ton	[71st of 157]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	5,932.453 ton per million people	[52nd of 148]
Kerosene > Exports	1,000 ton	[37th of 52]
Kerosene > Exports (per capita)	0.659 ton per 1,000 people	[29th of 51]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability	9,000 ton	[121st of 176]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability (per capita)	5.932 ton per 1,000 people	[83rd of 171]
Kerosene > Imports	10,000 ton	[74th of 130]
Kerosene > Imports (per capita)	6.592 ton per 1,000 people	[54th of 123]
Kerosene > Net inland availability	9,000 ton	[120th of 170]
Kerosene > Net inland availability (per capita)	5.932 ton per 1,000 people	[75th of 167]
Kerosene > Statistical differences (per capita)	866,512,080,911.432 ton per 1e+15 people	[58th of 109]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	37,000 ton	[157th of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	24.389 ton per 1,000 people	[143rd of 196]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport	37,000 ton	[156th of 194]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport (per capita)	24.389 ton per 1,000 people	[140th of 193]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability	37,000 ton	[159th of 202]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita)	24.389 ton per 1,000 people	[150th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Imports	37,000 ton	[127th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Imports (per capita)	24,388.974 ton per million people	[104th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement	37,000 ton	[94th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement (per capita)	24,388.974 ton per million people	[84th of 200]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability	37,000 ton	[158th of 198]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita)	24.389 ton per 1,000 people	[146th of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita)	2,279,836,216,566.2 ton per 1e+15 people	[25th of 131]
Natural gas > Consumption	0 cu m	[88th of 206]
Natural gas > Consumption (per capita)	0 cu m per capita	[88th of 206]
Natural gas > Exports	0 cu m	[60th of 202]
Natural gas > Imports	0 cu m	[74th of 200]
Natural gas > Proved reserves	0 cu m	[113rd of 203]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information	2003 est.
Oil > Consumption	2,082 bbl/day	[146th of 212]
Oil > Consumption (per capita)	1.341 bbl/day per 1,000 people	[142nd of 190]
Oil > Exports	41.62 bbl/day	[117th of 184]
Oil > Imports	2,123 bbl/day	[154th of 186]
Oil > Production	0 bbl/day	[126th of 212]
Oil > Production (per capita)	0 bbl/day per million peopl	[126th of 198]
Oil > Proved reserves	0 bbl	[109th of 206]
Oil Consumption Test (per $ GDP)	9,979.231 Btu per $1 of GDP	[42nd of 171]
Oil Consumption Test (per capita)	2,706,971.67 Btu per capita	[137th of 177]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per $ GDP)	9,979.231 Btu per $1 of GDP	[42nd of 171]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per capita)	2,706,971.67 Btu per capita	[137th of 177]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by households and other consumers	1,000 ton	[92nd of 98]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	0.659 ton per 1,000 people	[74th of 96]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other consumers	1,000 ton	[80th of 85]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	0.659 ton per 1,000 people	[59th of 84]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports	1,000 ton	[143rd of 150]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports (per capita)	0.659 ton per 1,000 people	[134th of 144]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability	1,000 ton	[151st of 155]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability (per capita)	0.659 ton per 1,000 people	[142nd of 153]
Traditional fuel consumption	78.6%	[22nd of 130]
Wall plugs > Frequency	50 HZ	[124th of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type UK
Wall plugs > Voltage	230 V	[72nd of 209]

SOURCES
Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption ; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Energy Information Administration; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption ; World bank; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia

Industry
 

Changes in inventories > constant LCU	-1
Changes in inventories > current LCU	401589100
Changes in inventories > current US$	13,372,930 $	[96th of 138]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per $ GDP)	33.363 $ per $1 million of GDP	[16th of 167]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per capita)	9.05 $ per 1,000 people	[78th of 167]
Chemicals > % of value added in manufacturing	1.59 %	[77th of 91]
Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports	16.93 %	[87th of 156]
Manufactures imports > % of merchandise imports	43.48 %	[109th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth	4.7 %	[70th of 156]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$	23,689,470 constant 2000 US$	[129th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	16.032 constant 2000 US$ per c	[131st of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU	150584700
Manufacturing, value added > current LCU	617900000
Manufacturing, value added > current US$	21,623,800 $	[115th of 167]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	46.882 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[106th of 180]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per capita)	14.254 $ per capita	[113rd of 180]
Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	0.31 %	[103rd of 154]
Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	0.96 %	[91st of 155]
Other manufacturing > % of value added in manufacturing	100 %	[3rd of 107]
Patent applications, residents	1	[71st of 97]
Patent applications, residents (per capita)	0.737 per 1 million people	[79th of 123]
Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing	3.32 %	[81st of 101]
value added > annual % growth	2.8 %	[95th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	63,789,100 constant 2000 US$	[130th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	42.047 constant 2000 US$ per c	[128th of 164]
value added > constant LCU	292805000
value added > current LCU	1565400000
value added > current US$	54,782,150 $	[133rd of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.119 $ per $1 of GDP	[135th of 180]
value added > current US$ (per capita)	36.11 $ per capita	[130th of 180]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia

Agriculture
 

Agricultural growth	86	[125th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area	77.9 % of land area	[9th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km	7,790 sq. km	[140th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita)	5,418.388 sq. km per 1,000 people	[96th of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors	45	[175th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita)	0.031 per 1 million people	[172nd of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land	1.43	[177th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	4.28 %	[25th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports	1.44 %	[46th of 155]
Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	95.773 $ per capita	[103rd of 164]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	295.872 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[25th of 182]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita)	89.955 $ per capita	[120th of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland	235 thousand hectares	[137th of 148]
Arable and permanent cropland (per capita)	147.335 thousand hectares per 1 m	[103rd of 148]
Arable land > % of land area	31.5 % of land area	[21st of 199]
Arable land > hectares	315,000 hectares	[136th of 199]
Arable land > hectares (per capita)	219.1 hectares per 1,000 peop	[75th of 200]
Cereal production	86 thousand metric tons	[125th of 149]
Cereal production (per capita)	0.0539185 thousand metric tons per	[14th of 149]
Cereal production growth	6%	[73rd of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare	1,123 kg/ha	[140th of 171]
Crop production index	65.6 %	[181st of 182]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land	25.4 100 g/ha of arable land	[156th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons	800 metric tons	[152nd of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita)	0.573 metric tons per 1 milli	[146th of 176]
Fertilizer use	3.4 kg	[121st of 138]
Food production index	69 %	[181st of 182]
Irrigated land > % of cropland	0.62 %	[144th of 164]
Labor share	78.6%	[14th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares	197,607 hectares	[122nd of 176]
Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita)	130,254.918 hectares per 1,000 peop	[43rd of 177]
Livestock production index	103.1 %	[104th of 181]
Meat production	7 thousand metric tons	[149th of 149]
Meat production (per capita)	0.00438871 thousand metric tons per	[137th of 149]
Meat production growth	29%	[74th of 149]
Permanent cropland > % of land area	0.5 % of land area	[133rd of 187]
Permanent crops	5,000 hectares	[157th of 181]
Permanent crops (per capita)	3.1348 hectares per 1,000 peopl	[153rd of 181]
Products rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava, palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats
Root and tuber production	6 thousand metric tons	[146th of 149]
Root and tuber production (per capita)	0.00376176 thousand metric tons per	[143rd of 149]
Root and tuber production growth	0%	[107th of 149]
Tractor concentration	0.2	[137th of 147]
Tractors	45	[145th of 147]
Tractors (per capita)	28.2132 per 1 million people	[133rd of 147]
Value added	39.59	[13th of 158]
value added > annual % growth	5 %	[42nd of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	145,294,800 constant 2000 US$	[122nd of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	95.773 constant 2000 US$ per c	[103rd of 164]
value added > constant LCU	780886000
value added > current LCU	3899600000
value added > current US$	136,468,900 $	[129th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	295.872 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[25th of 182]
value added > current US$ (per capita)	89.955 $ per capita	[120th of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$	239.82 constant 2000 US$	[131st of 163]
Workers per hectare	2.2	[18th of 148]

SOURCES
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia

Transportation
 

Airports	1	[215th of 247]
Airports (per $ GDP)	1.958 per billion $ of GDP	[108th of 200]
Airports (per capita)	0.592 per million people	[217th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	1	[102nd of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	1	[105th of 157]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP)	2,409.639 per $1 trillion of GDP	[2nd of 136]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita)	0.592 per million people	[41st of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita)	0.626959 per 1 million people	[37th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total	1	[203rd of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP)	1.958 per billion $ of GDP	[50th of 179]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita)	0.592 per million people	[194th of 228]
Highways > Paved	956 km	[86th of 113]
Highways > Paved (per capita)	0.75 km per 1,000 people	[60th of 108]
Highways > Total	2,700 km	[94th of 118]
Highways > Total (per capita)	2.118 km per 1,000 people	[82nd of 113]
Highways > Unpaved	1,744 km	[79th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved (per capita)	1.368 km per 1,000 people	[61st of 108]
Merchant marine > By type passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 1
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned	1	[108th of 122]
Merchant marine > Total	5	[129th of 157]
Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP)	9.791 per billion $ of GDP	[20th of 132]
Merchant marine > Total (per capita)	2.881 per million people	[97th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	9,751 Dwt	[133rd of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP)	19.094 Dwt per million $ of GDP	[38th of 129]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita)	5.775 Dwt per 1,000 people	[121st of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	32,064 GRT	[117th of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP)	62.786 GRT per million $ of GDP	[22nd of 130]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita)	18.991 GRT per 1,000 people	[93rd of 156]
Ports and harbors	Banjul
Ports and terminals	Banjul
Railways	0 km	[53rd of 86]
Railways (per capita)	0 km per 1,000 people	[48th of 75]
Railways > Total	0 km	[149th of 220]
Railways > Total (per $ GDP)	0 km per billion $ of GDP	[141st of 189]
Railways > Total (per capita)	0 km per million people	[148th of 218]
Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km	16.1 million passenger-km	[33rd of 33]
Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita)	0.011 million passenger-km pe	[33rd of 50]
Roads, paved > % of total roads	19.32 %	[50th of 163]
Roads, total network > km	3,742 km	[70th of 172]
Roadways > Paved	723 km	[75th of 81]
Roadways > Total	3,742 km	[74th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved	3,019 km	[59th of 79]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international attempts to stem refugees, cross-border raids, arms smuggling, other illegal activities, and political instability from separatist movement in southern Senegal's Casamance region
Travel services > % of commercial service exports	70.77 %	[22nd of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports	11.66 %	[123rd of 153]
Vehicle abundance	1.83 per square km	[92nd of 141]
Waterways	390 km	[40th of 165]

SOURCES
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia

Taxation
 

Average time to clear customs > days	4.95 days	[10th of 39]
CPIA fiscal policy rating	3	[56th of 75]
Customs and other import duties > % of tax revenue	44.53 %	[12th of 82]
Customs and other import duties > current LCU	331430000
Net taxes on products > constant LCU	457656700
Net taxes on products > current LCU	1235300000
Net taxes on products > current US$	43,230,100 $	[123rd of 159]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.094 $ per $1 billion of GDP	[74th of 174]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per capita)	28.496 $ per 1 million people	[106th of 174]
Other taxes > % of revenue	0.45 %	[52nd of 91]
Other taxes > current LCU	3560000
Social contributions > % of revenue	0.25 %	[38th of 78]
Social contributions > current LCU	2000000
Tax payments > number	47	[46th of 171]
Tax payments > number (per capita)	30.981 per 1 million people	[26th of 170]
Tax rates > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	6.52 %	[19th of 39]
Tax revenue > % of GDP	22.25 %	[11th of 98]
Tax revenue > current LCU	744310000
Taxes on exports > % of tax revenue	0.19 %	[19th of 36]
Taxes on exports > current LCU	1450000
Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue	32.1 %	[12th of 98]
Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services	12.34 %	[9th of 89]
Taxes on goods and services > current LCU	256580000
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue	14.35 %	[43rd of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes	15.41 %	[56th of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > current LCU	114700000
Taxes on international trade > % of revenue	41.64 %	[6th of 86]
Taxes on international trade > current LCU	332880000
Total tax rate > % of profit	291.4 %	[1st of 171]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia