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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 growth rate 7.3% (FY88)
1991 growth rate 6.7%; accounts for 5.8% of GDP (FY90)
1992 growth rate 6.7%; accounts for 5.8% of GDP (FY90)
1993 growth rate 6.7%; accounts for 5.8% of GDP (FY90)
1994 growth rate 6.7% (year NA); accounts for 5.8% of GDP (FY90)
1995 growth rate 6.7%
1996 NA%
1997 NA%
1998 NA%
1999 NA%
2000 NA%
2001 NA%
2002 NA%
2003 NA%
2004 NA
2005 NA
2006 NA%
2007 NA%
2008 -2.3% (2007 est.)
2009 0.3% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 130
2010 8.9% country comparison to the world: 21 note: although The Gambia had the highest industrial growth rate in the world in 2009, this growth is from a tiny industrial base (2010 est.)
2011 8.9% country comparison to the world: 34 note: although The Gambia had the highest industrial growth rate in the world in 2009, this growth is from a tiny industrial base (2010 est.)
2012 8.9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 19
2013 2.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 96
2014 3.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 87
2015 0.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 166
2016 4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 53
2017 -6.1% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 190
2018 -0.8% (2017 est.)
2019 -0.8% (2017 est.)
2020 -0.8% (2017 est.)
2021 -0.8% (2017 est.)
2022 -0.8% (2017 est.)
2023 10.4% (2021 est.)
2024 6.5% (2023 est.) note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
2025 2.4% (2024 est.) note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency