Gambia: CREG and the SWEDD+ Project Support a New Milestone in Demographic Dividend-Sensitive Budgeting

From 10 to 20 November 2026, at Le Phénix Hotel in Somone, Senegal, CREG, in collaboration with the SWEDD+ Project, is supporting Gambian experts in carrying out two technical exercises: budget sensitivity analysis and economic policy simulation.

Organized at the initiative of The Gambia’s National Population Commission and Statistics, these activities mark a new milestone in the country’s implementation of Demographic Dividend-Sensitive Budgeting (DDSB).

The first exercise will assess the sensitivity of public expenditure to the Demographic Dividend Monitoring Index (DDMI), while the second will focus on simulating the potential effects of economic policies and structural reforms on the realization of the demographic dividend.

Two key outputs are expected from this work: a budget sensitivity analysis report covering the period 2005–2024, including budget elasticities by function and robustness tests, and an economic policy simulation report. These outputs will provide Gambian authorities with quantitative evidence to assess the effects of budgetary decisions and proposed reforms on the realization of the demographic dividend.

The ultimate goal is to make the national budget a genuine driver of demographic and economic transformation by grounding public policy decisions in rigorous analyses and projections that can inform The Gambia’s investment choices.