Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in Gambia
Gambia: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square was 5,466 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
5,466 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 33.5%
World rank
71st
of 120 countries
All-time high
5,466 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
12.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in Gambia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Gambia stood at 5,466 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Gambia peaked at 5,466 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
Gambia ranks 71st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in Gambia, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 19.04 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1972 | 44.21 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +132.1% |
| 1973 | 41.96 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 50.74 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 180.77 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +256.3% |
| 1976 | 36.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 1977 | 63.32 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +75.5% |
| 1978 | 258.73 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +308.6% |
| 1979 | 499.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +93.0% |
| 1980 | 408.35 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1981 | 676.25 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +65.6% |
| 1982 | 1,670 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +147.0% |
| 1983 | 1,376 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 1,271 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 885.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1986 | 3,074 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +247.1% |
| 1987 | 2,518 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1988 | 2,266 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 2,349 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 3,728 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +58.7% |
| 1991 | 3,052 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 2,930 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 2,764 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 3,075 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 2,772 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 2,764 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,634 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 2,544 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 2,112 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 2,159 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1,434 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2002 | 1,486 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2,026 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 3,726 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.9% |
| 2005 | 2,827 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 2,985 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 3,356 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1,682 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2009 | 1,931 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 2,483 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 2,718 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 2,670 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3,039 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 4,801 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 2015 | 4,030 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 4,323 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 4,271 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4,874 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 4,680 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4,020 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 4,235 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 4,094 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5,466 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 12.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 499.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,650 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 408.35 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,074 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,838 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,112 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,728 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,361 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,434 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,726 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,789 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,483 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,874 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,454 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,020 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,466 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 6,168 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 69 Gabon 5,996 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 70 Mozambique 5,714 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 72 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5,448 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 73 Belize 5,015 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 74 Togo 4,867 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Gambia
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -79,395 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.0288 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -30.29 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -2.55 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.9239 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0011 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 163.93 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Gambia?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Gambia was 5,466 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,466 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- Gambia ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.