Gambia vs Senegal

Gambia vs Senegal: GDP growth

GDP growth: 5.9% a year in Gambia in 2023 and 6.7% a year in Senegal in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Gambia, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in Senegal.

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% a year · IMF

Gambia vs Senegal: GDP growthGDP growth: 5.9% a year in Gambia in 2023 and 6.7% a year in Senegal in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Gambia, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in Senegal.
GambiaSenegalIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Gambia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Senegal.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Gambia at 5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearGambiaSenegal
20255.76.7
202466.5
20235.94.3
20225.53.9
20215.36.5
20200.61.3
20196.24.6
20187.26.2
20174.87.4
20161.96.4
20154.16.4
2014-1.46.2
20132.92.4
20125.24
2011-8.11.3
20105.93.4
20096.72.8
20086.33.7
200732.8
2006-0.62.3
2005-2.44.3
200474.6
20036.95.6
2002-3.20.1
20015.84.3
20005.53.9
19996.46
19986.56
19971.42.7
19962.91.9
19953.36.1
1994-3.4-0.2
19933.81.3
19921.81.2
19912.22.6
19905.7-0.7
19894.34
19881.7-0.6
19872.86.1
19862.43.1
19853.63.3
1984-7.63.7
198313.5-5.3
198220.87.8
1981-9.55.1
19800.7-0.8
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGambiaSenegal
20265.1–
20275.1–
20285.1–
20295–
20305–
20315–

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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