Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Gambia
Gambia: Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.3233 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Export unit values, US dollar in Gambia, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, export unit values, us dollar in Gambia stood at 0.3233. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.8% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit values, us dollar in Gambia peaked at 1 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.3233, in 2014.
That places Gambia 165th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.6535 | — |
| 1964 | 0.7479 | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8614 | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8449 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8113 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7227 | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7359 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8359 | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9771 | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.85 | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9169 | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 1 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8965 | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6695 | -25.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8672 | +29.5% |
| 1978 | 1 | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7766 | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6425 | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6951 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7207 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5097 | -29.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6974 | +36.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6654 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5558 | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5285 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4754 | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5402 | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4793 | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.442 | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4445 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4524 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4882 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5155 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5342 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5859 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6107 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4308 | -29.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5685 | +31.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5698 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5904 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5608 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5258 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4372 | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3682 | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7328 | +99.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3396 | -53.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4109 | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5341 | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6493 | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 0.876 | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7665 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3233 | -57.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.3233 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6334, 51% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.3233 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6695, 48% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7682 | 0.6535 | 0.8614 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.879 | 0.6695 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6031 | 0.4754 | 0.7207 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4984 | 0.4308 | 0.6107 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5104 | 0.3396 | 0.7328 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6298 | 0.3233 | 0.876 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 162 Cape Verde 0.4734 compare
- 163 Guinea 0.4179 compare
- 164 Mongolia 0.3941 compare
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 0.1916 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit values, us dollar in Gambia?
- Export unit values, us dollar in Gambia was 0.3233 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1974.
- What is the lowest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3233 in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for export unit values, us dollar?
- Gambia ranks 165th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export unit values, us dollar rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.