Economic Community of West African States
ECOWAS Digital Observatory - ECODOB
Postal Sector Information
Total number of permanent post offices in the region
The Gambia | ![]() |
- 🔹 Gambia Postal Service Corporation (GAMPOST)
- 94 employees
- 247,772.21
- 13
- 0
- 6,427 boxes
- 6 postal operators
- 14 post office branches
Posts National Data
The Gambia
| The Gambia | 2024 | Annual performance level | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Total number of staff | 94.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 52.00% |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Total number of permanent post offices | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 247,772.21 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 61.00% |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 20.00% |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 18.00% |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 1.00% |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 85.00% |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 5.00% |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Percentage of the population without postal services | 5.00% |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 90.00% |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of post office boxes | 6,427.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 186,737.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 23,749.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of express items, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 424.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 133.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 468.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 2,243.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Population (millions) | 2,710,000.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Domestic letter delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Domestic express delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2024 | Domestic parcel delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Total number of staff | 94.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 52.00% |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Total number of permanent post offices | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 247,772.21 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 61.00% |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 20.00% |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 18.00% |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 1.00% |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 85.00% |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 5.00% |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 90.00% |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Percentage of the population without postal services | 5.00% |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of post office boxes | 6,427.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 186,737.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 23,749.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 424.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 133.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 468.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 2,243.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Population (millions) | 2.71 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Domestic parcel delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Domestic express delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Domestic letter delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2023 | Number of express items, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Total number of staff | 108.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 57.00% |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Total number of permanent post offices | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 291,190.37 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 43.00% |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 16.00% |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 32.00% |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 2.00% |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 85.00% |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 5.00% |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 90.00% |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Percentage of the population without postal services | 5.00% |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of post office boxes | 5,297.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 18,788.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 23,446.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 339.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 98.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 489.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 1,269.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Population (millions) | 2.71 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of express items, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Domestic letter delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Domestic parcel delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2022 | Domestic express delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of female management staff | 40.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of dormant accounts (at 31 December) | 3.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of delivery staff | 45.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Total number of staff | 112.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 50.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Total number of permanent post offices | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 352,128.87 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to other products | 36.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 21.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 41.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 2.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of items delivered through post office boxes | 85.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 5.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 90.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Percentage of the population without postal services | 5.00% |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of post office boxes | 6,427.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 17,744.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 22,670.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 498.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 100.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 1,067.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 1,212.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Population (millions) | 2.64 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Domestic express delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Domestic parcel delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Domestic letter delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of express items, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2021 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Percentage of female management staff | 40.00% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Total number of staff | 111.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Operating expenditure (SDR) | 179,208.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Annual performance level | 60.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Average area covered by a permanent office (km²) | 10,578.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Average number of collections from boxes per week in rural areas | 7.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Average number of collections from boxes per working day in urban areas | 3.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Average number of deliveries per week in rural areas | 1.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Total number of permanent post offices | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Total number of advertising items, international service - dispatch | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Population (millions) | 2.10 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR) | 72.68 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Total number of advertising items, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Percentage of the population without postal services | 80.00% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Percentage of the population having to collect mail from a postal establishment | 5.00% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Percentage of the population having mail delivered at home | 15.00% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Percentage of income linked to postal financial services | 3.57% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Percentage of income linked to parcels and logistics services | 8.29% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Percentage of income linked to letter post | 19.98% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Operating result (SDR) | 12,012.88 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Net result (SDR) | 14,718.48 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Income from philately as a percentage of total income | 6.44% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of sorting centres | 1.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of parcels, international service - dispatch | 456.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of express items, international service - dispatch | 2,050.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Percentage of delivery staff | 45.00% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Average number of letter-post items posted per inhabitant | 400.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Basic tariff for a domestic priority letter (first weight step) | 0.20 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Domestic and international dispatch, all categories together | 14,770.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Domestic and international dispatch, all categories together | 13,105.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Domestic express delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Domestic letter delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Domestic parcel delivery services - number of items | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Domestic quality standard for priority mail | 2.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Domestic quality target for priority mail | 1.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | End-of-year assets in postal savings bank or postal bank accounts (SDR) | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Female employees as a percentage of total staff | 56.00% |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of automated parcel lockers | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of letter-boxes | 5,297.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of hybrid mail items, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of full-time staff | 111.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of express items, international service - receipt | 84.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of bills | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of letter-post items, domestic service | 3,220.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of giro accounts | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of parcels, international service - receipt | 342.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of parcels, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of government payments | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of money orders | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of payments, international service - dispatch | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of payments, international service - receipt | 15,255.59 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of unaddressed advertising items, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of posts (in full-time equivalent) | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of licensed, authorized or declared operators | 6.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of permanent offices staffed by people from outside the administration | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of permanent offices staffed by administration officials | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Average number of inhabitants served by a permanent office | 5,000.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of postal establishments and public access points with postal boxes | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of permanent post offices connected to an electronic network | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of post offices providing public Internet access points | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of post offices (permanent and mobile) accepting financial transactions | 13.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of permanent post offices using counter automation systems | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Operating revenue (SDR) | 177,697.32 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of postal savings bank or postal bank accounts | 421.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of letter-post items, international service - receipt | 14,770.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of letter-post items, international service - dispatch | 9,885.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Number of addressed advertising items, domestic service | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | 2020 | Percentage of female management staff | 40.00% |
| The Gambia | 2019 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2019 | Population (millions) | 2,348.00 |
| The Gambia | 2018 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2018 | Population (millions) | 2,160.00 |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Total number of staff | 122.00 |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Total number of permanent post offices | 14.00 |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Number of part-time staff | 7.00 |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Number of letter-boxes | 5,297.00 |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Number of sorting centres | 1.00 |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR) | 68.83 |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Percentage of female management staff | 43.00% |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Number of staff of all operators (at 31 December) | 122.00 |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2017 | Population (millions) | 2,101.00 |
| The Gambia | 2015 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2015 | Population (millions) | 1,991,000.00 |
| The Gambia | 2014 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2014 | Population (millions) | 1,915,000.00 |
| The Gambia | 2013 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2013 | Population (millions) | 1,849,000.00 |
| The Gambia | 2012 | Area of territory (km²) | 11,295.00 |
| The Gambia | 2012 | Population (millions) | 1,825,000.00 |
| The Gambia | 2011 | Population (millions) | 1,776,000.00 |
| The Gambia | 2011 | Rate of exchange (national currency for one SDR) | 4,642,700.00 |
