Gambia

Inflation in Gambia

Inflation in Gambia: 5% a year in 1980 and 11.6% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2024
11.6% a year
Since 1980
+6.5 percentage points
Projected, 2031
5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in GambiaInflation in Gambia: 5% a year in 1980 and 11.6% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 56.6% a year in 1986, the lowest 0.9% a year in 2000.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearGambia
202411.6
202317
202211.5
20217.4
20205.9
20197.1
20186.5
20178
20167.2
20156.8
20146.3
20135.2
20124.6
20114.8
20105
20094.6
20084.5
20075.4
20062.1
20055
200414.3
200317
20028.6
20014.5
20000.9
19993.8
19981.1
19972.8
19961.1
19957
19941.7
19936.5
19929.5
19918.6
199012.2
19898.3
198811.6
198723.7
198656.6
198518.3
198422.1
198310.6
19828.2
19817.9
19805
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearGambia
20257.9
20267
20275.8
20285.3
20295
20305
20315

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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.

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