Country
Gambia, The GMB
score date 2026-10-09 · 30d +2.7
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap77.3
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.5
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth65.5
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity45.4
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Governance42.8
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Gambia, The sovereign credibility, in brief
Gambia, The scores 55.7 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 18 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 61st percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 5.8% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (56/100).
As of 2026-10-09 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 18/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 61th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.6 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Eswatini 56.5
- Togo 56.3
- Central African Republic 55.1
- Botswana 54.7
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- +80.1%
- as of 2026-10-10
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -1.3%
- as of 2026-10-10
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | -4.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 9.7% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 5.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 21.4K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 52.6% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 22.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 4.8 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 62.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 7.1% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 66.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $919 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 51.3% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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