Economy Of Gambia, The
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Economy overview
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The Gambia has no important mineral or other natural resources and has a limited agricultural base. About 75% of the population depends on crops and livestock for its livelihood. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and hides. Reexport trade normally constitutes a major segment of economic activity, but a 1999 government-imposed preshipment inspection plan, and instability of the Gambian dalasi (currency) have drawn some of the reexport trade away from The Gambia. The government's 1998 seizure of the private peanut firm Alimenta eliminated the largest purchaser of Gambian groundnuts; the following two marketing seasons have seen substantially lower prices and sales. A decline in tourism in 2000 has also held back growth. Unemployment and underemployment rates are extremely high. Shortrun economic progress remains highly dependent on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid, on responsible government economic management as forwarded by IMF technical help and advice, and on expected growth in the construction sector.
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GDP
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purchasing power parity - $2.56 billion (2004 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate
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3% (2004 est.)
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GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $1,700 (2004 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector
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agriculture: 46.8%
industry: 9.3%
services: 43.8% (2004 est.)
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Investment gross fixed
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20% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Population below poverty line
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NA
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Household income or consumption by percentage share
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lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
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Distribution of family income - Gini index
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Inflation rate consumer prices
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14% (2004 est.)
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Labor force
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400,000 (1996)
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Labor force by occupation
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agriculture 75%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 6%
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Unemployment rate
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NA (2002 est.)
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Budget
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revenues: $58.63 million
expenditures: $62.64 million, including capital expenditures of $4.1 million (2004 est.)
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Public debt
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Agriculture products
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rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava (tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats
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Industries
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processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism; beverages; agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking; clothing
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Industrial production growth rate
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NA
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Electricity production
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85.33 million kWh (2001)
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Electricity production by source
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fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
other: 0% (2001)
nuclear: 0%
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Electricity consumption
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79.36 million kWh (2001)
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Electricity exports
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0 kWh (2001)
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Electricity imports
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0 kWh (2001)
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Oil production
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0 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil consumption
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1,900 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil exports
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NA (2001)
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Oil imports
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NA (2001)
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Oil proved reserves
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Natural gas production
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Natural gas consumption
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Natural gas exports
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Natural gas imports
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Natural gas proved reserves
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Current account balance
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$-42 million (2004 est.)
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Exports
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$156 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Exports commodities
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peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels, re-exports
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Exports partners
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UK 26.7%, Belgium 6.7%, China 6.7%, Germany 6.7%, Italy 6.7%, Malaysia 6.7%, Thailand 6.7% (2003)
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Imports
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$271 million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Imports commodities
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foodstuffs, manufactures, fuel, machinery and transport equipment
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Imports partners
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China 24.9%, Senegal 8.9%, Brazil 6.8%, UK 6.6%, US 5.6%, Netherlands 5%, India 4.9% (2003)
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Reserves of foreign exchange gold
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$118 million (2004 est.)
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Debt external
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$476 million (2001 est.)
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Economic aid recipient
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$45.4 million (1995)
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Currency
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dalasi (GMD)
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Currency code
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GMD
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Exchange rates
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dalasi per US dollar - NA (2003), 19.9182 (2002), 15.6872 (2001), 12.7876 (2000), 11.3951 (1999)
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Fiscal year
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calendar year
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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.
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