External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Gambia
Gambia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square was 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Gambia, 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Gambia is 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 125.7% on the previous year and up 609.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Gambia peaked at 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.9 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2011.
Gambia ranks 57th 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.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Gambia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 693.2 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 991.87 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1979 | 1,976 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +99.2% |
| 1980 | 2,300 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 1,827 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1982 | 1,940 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 2,462 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1984 | 4,510 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.2% |
| 1985 | 3,498 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 2,814 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 2,310 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 1,344 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 1989 | 1,097 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 1,555 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 1991 | 2,026 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1992 | 2,132 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 4,210 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +97.5% |
| 1994 | 2,333 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -44.6% |
| 1995 | 1,465 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 1996 | 2,231 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1997 | 1,307 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1998 | 1,530 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 2,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2000 | 2,704 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 2,648 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 3,702 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2003 | 3,238 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 2,660 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 2,220 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 1,766 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 2,136 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 1,576 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 4,294 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +172.5% |
| 2010 | 4,429 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 88.9 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -98.0% |
| 2012 | 2,227 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2405.5% |
| 2013 | 1,272 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 1,348 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,215 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 1,767 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2017 | 1,428 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 1,856 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 2,567 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2020 | 2,853 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 3,745 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 3,998 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +125.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,220 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 693.2 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,976 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 2,410 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,097 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,510 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,098 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,307 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,210 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,694 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,576 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,294 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,820 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 88.9 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,429 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,905 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,853 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 54 Peru 9,939 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 55 Brazil 9,630 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 56 Côte d'Ivoire 9,382 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 58 Sao Tome and Principe 8,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 59 Nicaragua 8,558 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 60 Ecuador 8,358 DOD, 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 external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Gambia?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Gambia was 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Gambia ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 609.5%. 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) 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.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) 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.