How does Gambia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Gambia ranks 25th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Gambia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 32.1%

World rank

25th

of 121 countries

All-time high

1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1987

All-time low

0.0971 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia peaked at 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0971 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

Gambia ranks 25th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Gambia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0971 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0983 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1972	0.1245 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.6%
1973	0.1178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1974	0.1276 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1975	0.1165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1976	0.1375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
1977	0.187 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.0%
1978	0.1428 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.7%
1979	0.2295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.8%
1980	0.4037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+75.9%
1981	0.6046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.8%
1982	0.6823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1983	0.7109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1984	0.8554 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.3%
1985	0.7828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1986	1.14 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.0%
1987	1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1988	1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1989	1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1990	0.9728 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1991	0.4671 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-52.0%
1992	0.4847 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1993	0.4638 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1994	0.4931 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1995	0.4904 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1996	0.4856 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1997	0.4992 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1998	0.516 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1999	0.5293 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2000	0.5594 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2001	0.6334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2002	0.8775 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.5%
2003	1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.9%
2004	0.6446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.7%
2005	0.5947 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2006	0.6318 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2007	0.5117 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2008	0.2274 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-55.6%
2009	0.2844 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
2010	0.2734 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2011	0.3084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
2012	0.317 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2013	0.345 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2014	0.3725 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2015	0.3521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2016	0.3537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2017	0.4294 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
2018	0.4041 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2019	0.4128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2020	0.459 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
2021	0.4206 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2022	0.4043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2023	0.4124 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2024	0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0971 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.8441 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.5402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4638 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9728 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.6131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2274 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2734 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4294 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.4482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Gambia

22 Paraguay 0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Georgia 0.569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Benin 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Serbia 0.5366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 North Macedonia 0.536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
28 Kyrgyzstan 0.53 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Gambia was 0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0971 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Gambia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Gambia ranks 25th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.