Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP was -5.06 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Gambia, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Gambia recorded -5.06 for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in 2027.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Gambia peaked at -1.02 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -7.18, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.57 | — |
| 2001 | -1.02 | -35.2% |
| 2002 | -1.46 | +43.7% |
| 2003 | -1.51 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | -5.88 | +290.4% |
| 2005 | -5.95 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | -7.04 | +18.2% |
| 2007 | -6.3 | -10.5% |
| 2008 | -4.48 | -28.9% |
| 2009 | -5.03 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | -5.55 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | -4.3 | -22.5% |
| 2012 | -7.18 | +67.0% |
| 2013 | -6.23 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | -6.24 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -5.4 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | -4.95 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | -5.56 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | -5.46 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | -5.17 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | -4.21 | -18.6% |
| 2021 | -5.37 | +27.5% |
| 2022 | -4.74 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | -4.11 | -13.4% |
| 2024 | -4.36 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | -4.28 | -1.9% |
| 2026 | -4.91 | +14.8% |
| 2027 | -5.06 | +3.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -5.06 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.02, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -5.06 is below the median for low income countries, which is -2.61, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -290.4% | -1.51 | -5.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.02 | -7.04 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.6 | -7.18 | -4.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.63 | -5.37 | -4.11 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Gambia?
- Direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Gambia was -5.06 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.02 in 2001.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.18 in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2027.
- Is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.