Remittances to the Gambia: World Bank data
The Gambia received US$617 million in personal remittances in 2025, equal to 23.79% of GDP and up 16.6% on 2024, according to the World Bank. That ranks it 90th of the 132 economies with 2025 data. Personal remittances paid out of the Gambia were US$83 million in 2025, 110th of the 135 economies with 2025 data.
| Received (2025) | US$617 million source |
| Share of GDP (2025) | 23.79% source |
| Change since 2020 | +48.2% (from US$416 million) |
| Highest year on record | 2025 (US$617 million) |
| Paid out (2025) | US$83 million source |
| Region and income group | Sub-Saharan Africa , low income |
Remittances received by year
What it costs to send
Sending the US$200 equivalent to the Gambia cost 12.06% to 12.06% on average across the 1 corridor the World Bank surveyed in Q3 2025: every corridor to The Gambia.
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Where Polynopsis fits
Remittances are paid out by banks, payout partners and mobile wallets that money transfer companies keep funded ahead of demand. Polynopsis is liquidity software for those companies: one live position across every bank, payout partner and wallet, with a warning before a corridor runs dry.
Data: World Bank, World Development Indicators (BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT, BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS, BM.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT), last updated 2026-10-08, licensed CC BY 4.0. Ranks are worked out by Polynopsis from the same data.
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Polynopsis gives cross-border payment teams one live position across every bank, payout partner, exchange and wallet, including money in flight, and warns before a corridor runs dry.
About Polynopsis
Polynopsis is liquidity management software for cross-border payment companies. The name joins poly, many, and synopsis, a seeing together: one live view of money spread across many banks, payout partners, exchanges and stablecoin wallets, including money in flight, with a warning before any corridor runs dry.
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