Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 91.64 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Gambia, 1973–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 91.64 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Gambia peaked at 156.01 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.47, in 1973.
Gambia ranks 19th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 8.47 | — |
| 1974 | 8.97 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 10.41 | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 14.93 | +43.4% |
| 1977 | 24.18 | +62.0% |
| 1978 | 22.46 | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 31.79 | +41.5% |
| 1980 | 45.34 | +42.6% |
| 1981 | 61.92 | +36.6% |
| 1982 | 71.33 | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 79.56 | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 93.53 | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 115.51 | +23.5% |
| 1986 | 106.38 | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 136.7 | +28.5% |
| 1988 | 121.38 | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 111.19 | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 112.94 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 97.66 | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 118.03 | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 105.49 | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 111.86 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 114.37 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 118.72 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 114.36 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 119.92 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 116.61 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 123.41 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 124.44 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 156.01 | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 152.39 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 135.12 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 136 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 140.55 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 60.91 | -56.7% |
| 2008 | 63.92 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 62.58 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 69.64 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 77.27 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 76.96 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.32 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 101.14 | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 91.64 | -9.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 91.64 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.18, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 91.64 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.32, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.32 | 8.47 | 31.79 | 7 |
| 1980s | 94.28 | 45.34 | 136.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 113 | 97.66 | 119.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.53 | 60.91 | 156.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.33 | 69.64 | 101.14 | 6 |
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Gambia?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Gambia was 91.64 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 156.01 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.47 in 1973.
- How does Gambia rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Gambia ranks 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.