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Economy of Gambia vs Iraq compared: GDP & Debt

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The Gambia has a GDP of $2.51B compared to $280B for Iraq, ranking 173/197 and 51/197 by economy size, respectively.

The Gambia has $1.83B in government debt (67.5% of GDP), compared to $120B (50.2% of GDP) in Iraq.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Gambia
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Iraq
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Gambia Iraq
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 - - $1,537,252,193 $7,007,485,325
1961 - - $1,671,960,965 $7,520,837,448
1962 - - $1,784,174,541 $7,867,047,599
1963 - - $1,805,901,510 $8,059,609,508
1964 - - $2,136,408,198 $9,254,568,662
1965 - - $2,335,785,506 $10,250,719,342
1966 $44,212,081 $253,504,726 $2,530,306,096 $10,759,449,895
1967 $46,695,007 $253,504,726 $2,551,522,656 $9,806,505,272
1968 $41,160,066 $277,780,702 $2,896,598,841 $11,719,960,412
1969 $45,168,072 $284,546,115 $3,007,758,797 $12,100,177,781
1970 $52,296,084 $302,056,646 $3,281,318,687 $12,650,053,065
1971 $55,728,663 $301,857,660 $3,865,346,535 $13,329,936,812
1972 $59,160,569 $302,587,264 $4,113,848,002 $13,827,850,447
1973 $75,187,749 $330,577,582 $5,134,367,778 $14,438,869,358
1974 $95,796,022 $350,011,556 $11,516,762,614 $16,765,457,418
1975 $115,179,719 $393,389,990 $13,458,516,763 $18,859,574,485
1976 $112,190,829 $422,308,977 $17,754,825,601 $22,098,725,967
1977 $138,093,099 $436,834,615 $19,838,130,715 $22,518,592,787
1978 $171,833,086 $464,427,039 $23,762,275,652 $26,359,581,202
1979 $207,112,628 $458,258,597 $37,816,457,839 $31,860,629,534
1980 $241,083,090 $486,991,776 $52,569,000,000 $39,747,322,740
1981 $218,767,743 $503,169,127 $37,823,000,000 $39,457,673,065
1982 $216,050,552 $499,321,983 $42,382,333,333 $40,812,640,889
1983 $213,448,585 $553,664,332 $40,712,903,226 $35,477,076,846
1984 $177,340,880 $573,237,790 $46,938,387,097 $34,950,156,507
1985 $225,726,359 $568,581,582 $48,425,161,290 $35,458,295,527
1986 $185,646,987 $591,842,657 $47,264,516,129 $37,106,251,927
1987 $220,626,484 $606,368,444 $56,774,193,548 $40,559,093,083
1988 $266,672,212 $633,514,510 $62,684,516,129 $40,551,371,874
1989 $284,120,329 $670,864,764 $65,831,935,484 $39,286,763,062
1990 $317,083,695 $694,740,031 $180,408,064,516 $62,001,516,292
1991 $690,311,081 $716,325,877 $407,796,350 $22,291,338,827
1992 $714,254,256 $740,528,299 $553,671,958 $29,556,579,056
1993 $755,040,974 $762,833,762 $1,031,944,881 $38,509,216,456
1994 $746,493,952 $764,011,165 $3,991,349,283 $39,993,566,700
1995 $785,999,865 $770,748,584 $12,894,029,888 $40,841,438,912
1996 $848,239,446 $787,886,530 $10,433,698,621 $45,342,486,348
1997 $803,633,342 $826,492,963 $20,764,857,056 $54,972,294,638
1998 $840,285,265 $855,420,206 $20,617,405,044 $74,213,129,684
1999 $814,724,032 $910,167,091 $36,881,601,584 $87,259,924,322
2000 $782,913,872 $960,226,283 $48,364,250,944 $101,916,218,527
2001 $687,410,645 $1,015,919,410 $36,176,430,129 $103,716,679,378
2002 $578,235,309 $982,902,028 $32,928,454,672 $95,208,069,161
2003 $487,038,685 $1,050,427,393 $21,921,569,479 $60,307,856,289
2004 $961,900,651 $1,124,482,525 $36,633,669,269 $92,503,535,427
2005 $1,027,701,068 $1,098,037,739 $50,065,104,668 $94,053,181,142
2006 $1,054,112,488 $1,091,937,250 $65,147,051,918 $99,356,180,856
2007 $1,279,703,047 $1,125,167,625 $88,837,057,320 $101,232,561,441
2008 $1,561,766,956 $1,195,557,049 $131,614,434,154 $109,562,085,020
2009 $1,450,142,509 $1,275,249,586 $111,657,580,326 $113,264,515,567
2010 $1,543,294,927 $1,350,595,614 $138,516,722,650 $120,516,349,622
2011 $1,409,693,597 $1,240,786,190 $185,749,664,444 $129,611,081,239
2012 $1,415,004,738 $1,305,822,858 $218,002,476,129 $147,674,239,073
2013 $1,375,609,453 $1,343,336,129 $234,637,675,129 $158,939,252,264
2014 $1,229,461,721 $1,324,430,252 $228,415,656,175 $162,537,141,324
2015 $1,378,176,609 $1,378,176,609 $166,774,104,959 $166,774,104,959
2016 $1,484,578,886 $1,404,959,537 $166,743,557,748 $189,767,872,908
2017 $1,504,909,463 $1,472,715,274 $187,217,660,051 $186,314,571,375
2018 $1,670,671,328 $1,579,264,609 $227,367,469,034 $191,221,819,559
2019 $1,813,609,692 $1,677,527,292 $233,636,097,800 $201,765,390,224
2020 $1,812,170,891 $1,687,449,653 $180,898,797,517 $177,479,307,670
2021 $2,014,158,842 $1,776,141,480 $209,691,945,713 $180,145,367,593
2022 $2,204,734,527 $1,873,704,901 $287,372,232,138 $194,483,223,959
2023 $2,396,111,021 $1,963,596,061 $268,881,051,644 $195,490,074,355
2024 $2,507,519,958 $2,076,438,382 $279,641,257,615 $192,469,260,104

Economic indicators

Gambia Iraq
Gross domestic product
$2.51B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank
173/197
2024
51/197
2024
GDP growth
4.65%
2023-2024
4%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank
182/197
2024
114/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank
157/185
2024
108/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$6,159
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
3.7%
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
42.1%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
11.6%
2023-2024
-12.3%
2023-2024
Central bank interest rate
17%
2023
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
16.2%
2021
Population
2871879
47813338

GDP per capita in Gambia vs Iraq

The Gambia's GDP per capita is $909, ranking 182/197, compared to $6,074 in Iraq, ranking 114/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), the Gambia ranks 172nd at $3,445, while Iraq ranks 115th at $14,464.

Gambia
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Iraq
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Gambia Iraq
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 - - $218.9 -
1961 - - $232.4 -
1962 - - $240.7 -
1963 - - $235.5 -
1964 - - $269.4 -
1965 - - $284.8 -
1966 $94.4 - $298.2 -
1967 $97 - $290.6 -
1968 $83.1 - $319 -
1969 $88.7 - $320 -
1970 $99.8 - $337 -
1971 $103.3 - $384 -
1972 $106.5 - $394 -
1973 $131.4 - $476 -
1974 $162.6 - $1,031 -
1975 $189.8 - $1,166 -
1976 $179.3 - $1,489 -
1977 $213.8 - $1,609 -
1978 $257.6 - $1,863 -
1979 $300 - $2,871 -
1980 $338 - $3,868 -
1981 $296 - $2,700 -
1982 $282.1 - $2,942 -
1983 $268.6 - $2,743 -
1984 $214.8 - $3,066 -
1985 $262.8 - $3,088 -
1986 $207.7 - $2,940 -
1987 $237 - $3,436 -
1988 $274.9 - $3,707 -
1989 $280.9 - $3,791 -
1990 $301 $1,409 $10,261 -
1991 $628 $1,440 $23 $2,694
1992 $623 $1,462 $30.3 $3,547
1993 $635 $1,487 $53.7 $4,509
1994 $608 $1,473 $198.2 $4,560
1995 $622 $1,472 $619 $4,598
1996 $652 $1,489 $485 $5,034
1997 $600 $1,544 $936 $6,020
1998 $610 $1,572 $901 $7,964
1999 $575 $1,649 $1,560 $9,194
2000 $538 $1,731 $1,980 $10,628
2001 $460 $1,823 $1,436 $10,720
2002 $377 $1,744 $1,266 $9,682
2003 $309 $1,850 $818 $6,068
2004 $593 $1,979 $1,328 $9,290
2005 $616 $1,938 $1,762 $9,457
2006 $615 $1,931 $2,277 $10,223
2007 $725 $1,985 $3,129 $10,783
2008 $859 $2,088 $4,543 $11,657
2009 $775 $2,177 $3,715 $11,687
2010 $801 $2,267 $4,462 $12,186
2011 $711 $2,064 $5,776 $12,912
2012 $693 $2,065 $6,478 $14,402
2013 $654 $2,007 $6,650 $14,669
2014 $568 $1,934 $6,249 $13,168
2015 $620 $1,990 $4,440 $9,334
2016 $650 $2,013 $4,334 $9,079
2017 $643 $2,039 $4,759 $10,192
2018 $696 $2,277 $5,647 $12,034
2019 $738 $2,422 $5,672 $12,249
2020 $720 $2,531 $4,295 $10,574
2021 $782 $2,778 $4,868 $12,732
2022 $836 $3,067 $6,521 $14,391
2023 $888 $3,254 $5,965 $14,653
2024 $909 $3,445 $6,074 $14,464

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, the Gambia's government spending was $612M, accounting for 24% of its GDP, while Iraq's spent $113B, or 42.1% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 67.5% in the Gambia and 50.2% in Iraq, ranking 62/185 and 109/185, respectively.

Gambia
Government spending

Government debt
Iraq
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Gambia Iraq
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
2000 9.54% 73.3% - -
2001 9.68% 75.2% - -
2002 8.59% 93.9% - -
2003 9.3% 91.7% - -
2004 12.4% 81.3% 91.5% 344%
2005 12.9% 82.6% 63.2% 227.3%
2006 14% 87.3% 50.3% 143.2%
2007 11.2% 38% 44% 117.1%
2008 11.6% 39.5% 57.3% 74.2%
2009 14.4% 38.9% 61.1% 87.4%
2010 14.6% 42.9% 49.6% 53.5%
2011 16.5% 49.2% 43.4% 40.7%
2012 19.1% 49.5% 42.9% 34.8%
2013 17.2% 58.2% 48.2% 32%
2014 19% 71.1% 43.8% 27.6%
2015 19.6% 69.4% 43.5% 48.3%
2016 19.4% 79.3% 42.4% 60.3%
2017 23.6% 87% 35.5% 55.9%
2018 19% 83.6% 31.1% 44.4%
2019 23.9% 83% 34.7% 41.7%
2020 25.3% 85.9% 41.9% 72.5%
2021 21.5% 83.1% 36.3% 54.7%
2022 22.6% 83.9% 33.9% 39%
2023 23.8% 75.7% 41.2% 42.1%
2024 24.4% 72.9% 40.4% 42.9%
2025 24% 67.5% 42.1% 50.2%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, the Gambia's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$97.6M, equivalent to -3.89% of GDP. This compares to Iraq's deficit of -$4.17B, or -1.49% of GDP.

Over the past 21 years, the Gambia recorded a fiscal deficit in 20 of those years, while Iraq ran a deficit in 13 years. On average, the Gambia posted an annual deficit equal to -3.34% of GDP, compared to deficit of -2.93% of GDP for Iraq.

Deficit/surplus
Gambia

Iraq
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Gambia Iraq
2000 -0.09% -
2001 -2.52% -
2002 0.06% -
2003 -1.73% -
2004 -1.77% -35.4%
2005 -3.33% 4.07%
2006 -3.19% 10.7%
2007 0.27% 9.98%
2008 -0.45% -0.86%
2009 -1.65% -14.9%
2010 -2.93% -4.18%
2011 -3.03% 4.74%
2012 -2.85% 4.09%
2013 -5.11% -6.06%
2014 -3.94% -5.63%
2015 -5.38% -12.8%
2016 -6.22% -14.4%
2017 -4.35% -1.52%
2018 -3.92% 7.69%
2019 -2.75% 0.83%
2020 -2.37% -12.8%
2021 -4.77% -0.38%
2022 -5.01% 8.1%
2023 -3.52% -1.14%
2024 -3.89% -1.49%
2025 -1.35% -4.18%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, the Gambia has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 6.55%, compared with 8.97% in Iraq. In 2024, inflation was 11.6% in the Gambia and -12.3% in Iraq.

Inflation
Gambia

Iraq
Year Inflation
Gambia Iraq Gambia Iraq
1996 1.1% -16.1%
1997 2.78% 23.1%
1998 1.11% 14.8%
1999 3.81% 12.6%
2000 0.84% 4.98%
2001 4.49% 16.4%
2002 8.61% 19.3%
2003 17% 33.6%
2004 14.2% 27%
2005 4.84% 37%
2006 2.06% 53.2%
2007 5.37% -10.1%
2008 4.44% 12.7%
2009 4.56% 6.87%
2010 5.05% 2.88%
2011 4.8% 5.8%
2012 4.25% 6.09%
2013 5.7% 1.88%
2014 5.95% 2.24%
2015 6.81% 1.39%
2016 7.23% 0.56%
2017 8.03% 0.18%
2018 6.52% 0.37%
2019 7.12% -0.2%
2020 5.93% 0.57%
2021 7.37% 6.04%
2022 11.5% 4.99%
2023 17% 4.36%
2024 11.6% -12.3%

Balance of trade

Gambia Iraq
Current account balance
-$74.4M
2024
$28.4B
2023
Current account balance ranking
84/189
2024
17/189
2023
Current account balance, % of GDP
-2.97%
2024
+10.6%
2023
Goods imports
$1.39B
2024
$56B
2023
Goods exports
$363M
2024
$99.1B
2023
Service imports
$161M
2024
$25.2B
2023
Service exports
$475M
2024
$8.7B
2023
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
37.2%
2024
37.2%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
6.55%
2024
37.5%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Gambia Iraq
Economic freedom 56.8 15.6
Economic freedom ranking 116/197 196/197
Property rights 55 6.3
Government integrity 39.5 19.9
Judicial effectiveness 45.2 7.1
Tax burden 79.3 95.5
Government spending 84.8 65.3
Fiscal health 56.9 94.7
Business freedom 50.6 43.1
Labor freedom 48 56.8
Monetary freedom 55.7 67.1
Trade freedom 66.8 40
Investment freedom 50 10
Financial freedom 50 10

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for the Gambia is 56.8, ranking 116/197, compared to 15.6 for Iraq, ranking 196/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Gambia
Iraq
Year Economic freedom index
Gambia Iraq
1996 - 17.2
1997 52.9 17.2
1998 53.4 17.2
1999 52.1 17.2
2000 52.7 17.2
2001 56.6 17.2
2002 57.7 15.6
2003 56.3 -
2004 55.3 -
2005 56.5 -
2006 57.3 -
2007 57.7 -
2008 56.9 -
2009 55.8 -
2010 55.1 -
2011 57.4 -
2012 58.8 -
2013 58.8 -
2014 59.5 -
2015 57.5 -
2016 57.1 -
2017 53.4 -
2018 52.3 -
2019 52.4 -
2020 56.3 -
2021 58.8 -
2022 58 -
2023 57.9 -
2024 58.2 -
2025 56.8 -

More economic indicators

Gambia Iraq
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
51.6%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
24.1%
2024
3.39%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$278B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$3,400
2024
$14,550
2024
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$101B
2024
Total reserves ranking
151/177
2024
28/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$232M
2024
$5.65B
2023
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$232M
2024
-$7.46B
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
-$665K
2024
$439M
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
2.33%
2023
1.66%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
53.4%
2020
17.5%
2023
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
39%
2024
29.4%
2024

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.