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Gambia vs Benin

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GDP$2.79B vs $27.79BGambia vs Benin
GDP per Capita$953 vs $1,809Gambia vs Benin
Population2.82M vs 14.81MGambia vs Benin

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Indicator Gambia BeninPeriod
GDPEconomy$2.79B$27.79B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$953$1,8092026
Inflation RateEconomy5.8%2%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy73.55 LCU/USD565.82 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-1%-2.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy7.1%1.6%2025
Public DebtEconomy68.3%57.2%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-952.15M$-739.95M2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5.1%7%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$930$1,6002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,660$4,7602025
GDP (PPP)Economy$10.46B$71.36B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.8%22.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy15.8%17.5%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy1.5%10.2%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy53.1%50.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy40.4%35.8%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$529.05M$338.54M2024/2023
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy22%1.7%2024/2023
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy66.4%66.6%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$628.85M2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.4%19.8%2024/2025
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy47.5%76.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy45.5%75.2%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy38.2%51.8%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy36.5%2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy62.2%37.1%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy7.9%1.6%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5.1%-5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$266.56M$481.66M2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy10.5%2%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy15%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.1%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy12.6%2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy33.231.82024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy14.6%5.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$127$732023
Lending Interest RateEconomy22%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy13.1%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy25.9%30.3%2024/2023
Employment in AgricultureEconomy27.6%40.2%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.8%18.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy53.6%41.4%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63.5%78.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy86.1%58.3%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.62.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy8.442024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy3.6%5.5%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.3%5.4%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$330.19M$4.19B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.28B$4.93B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7610.8122025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2140.3972025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%0%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade1%7.4%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade90.7%39.7%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.3%30.5%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade12.7%17.1%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade49.4%20.1%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5240.5152023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5780.5732023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3290.3162023
PopulationDemographics2.82M14.81M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics66.1 years61 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.8 years18.2 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.914.482024
Rural PopulationDemographics35%46.6%2025
Population Under 15Demographics39.7%41.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics65%53.4%2025
Population DensityDemographics285/km²134.5/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics28.732.62026
Death RateDemographics6.188.562026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1-0.422026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics67.8 years62.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.4 years59.5 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%3.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth32.745.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.3%0.7%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.9%3.3%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.090.222023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth53382023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth33.8%42.4%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth28.1%16.4%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth354.4518.22023
Under-Five MortalityHealth42.474.72024
Neonatal MortalityHealth2327.22024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth138402024
Measles ImmunizationHealth78%49%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth82%69%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth38.9%51.9%2024
Basic SanitationHealth20.1%5.9%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.5%8.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.112023
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.660.612023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth56.176.42024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$26$472023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.1%7.4%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare14%33.2%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.8%3.2%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation13.5%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation62.3%2023
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47%2023
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation83.1%2025
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation85.7%2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation57.3%2025
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation31.2%2023
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation89%2025
UndernourishmentFood Security16.8%14.3%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture62.6%41.8%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture12.21K t4.45M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture55.13 t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture5.46K t279.27K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture40.33K t30.4K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture25.82K t2.09M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture52.55K t500.61K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture932 kg/ha1,191 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,055 kg/ha3,896 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture309.2K head2.8M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance38452024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6410.4932025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.5220.3232025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2710.1912025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.33-0.242024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.54-0.192024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.39-0.412024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.02-0.42024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.66-0.282024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.18-0.382024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths160 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance012025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian4.11K16.97K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian027.29K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian50911.95K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology49.5%34%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.2125.92024
4G CoverageTechnology69.9%85%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.50.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.7%6.9%2025
3G CoverageTechnology92.8%85%2024/2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology21.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology6.4%5.4%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure69%59%2024
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy26 MW35.8 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy24.7 MW35.3 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy1.2 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy0.5 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.6%6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy115 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy58.6%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy1.1 MW8.9 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy39.2%45%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy100%96%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.5 TWh2.3 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy667 gCO₂/kWh584 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy800 kWh1,897 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.18 t0.49 t2024
Forest AreaClimate22.3%26.5%2023
Protected AreasClimate2.9%28.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate38.3 µg/m³39.7 µg/m³2023

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