Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Gambia
Gambia: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.5423 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Gambia, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.5423 for import unit values, mean, us dollar in 2014.
That represents a change of down 37.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Gambia peaked at 1.12 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5196, in 2008.
That places Gambia 162nd 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.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.7961 | — |
| 1964 | 0.7485 | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8599 | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8707 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8606 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8136 | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8315 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8767 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9515 | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8404 | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.862 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1 | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9068 | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.779 | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8335 | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9139 | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8667 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8029 | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7879 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9915 | +25.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6565 | -33.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7538 | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7343 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.785 | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.83 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9704 | +16.9% |
| 1989 | 1.12 | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 1.04 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9906 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.01 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.02 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.02 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9714 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9504 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9459 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9264 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.822 | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7879 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7309 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6551 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5998 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9679 | +61.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5196 | -46.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6111 | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7595 | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8172 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9742 | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8602 | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5423 | -37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8259 | 0.7485 | 0.8707 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8831 | 0.779 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8435 | 0.6565 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 | 0.9504 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7567 | 0.5196 | 0.9679 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7907 | 0.5423 | 0.9742 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 159 Rwanda 0.6351 compare
- 160 Guinea 0.5887 compare
- 161 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5839 compare
- 163 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5255 compare
- 164 Niger 0.4733 compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 0.4275 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Gambia?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Gambia was 0.5423 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 1989.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5196 in 2008.
- How does Gambia rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Gambia ranks 162nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 Import unit values, Mean, 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.