Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Gambia
Gambia: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) was 6.38 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Gambia, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Gambia is 6.38 million current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Gambia peaked at 11.49 million current US$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
That places Gambia 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 15,000 current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 24,000 current US$ | +60.0% |
| 1973 | 20,000 current US$ | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 55,000 current US$ | +175.0% |
| 1975 | 34,000 current US$ | -38.2% |
| 1976 | 47,000 current US$ | +38.2% |
| 1977 | 122,000 current US$ | +159.6% |
| 1978 | 203,000 current US$ | +66.4% |
| 1979 | 293,000 current US$ | +44.3% |
| 1980 | 866,000 current US$ | +195.6% |
| 1981 | 2.79 million current US$ | +221.7% |
| 1982 | 3.45 million current US$ | +24.0% |
| 1983 | 3.98 million current US$ | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 3.42 million current US$ | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 2.06 million current US$ | -39.9% |
| 1986 | 8.11 million current US$ | +294.4% |
| 1987 | 6.60 million current US$ | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 6.66 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 6.26 million current US$ | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 11.49 million current US$ | +83.4% |
| 1991 | 7.11 million current US$ | -38.1% |
| 1992 | 6.93 million current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 6.23 million current US$ | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 5.97 million current US$ | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 5.39 million current US$ | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 4.65 million current US$ | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 5.76 million current US$ | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 5.46 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 5.79 million current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 6.32 million current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 3.75 million current US$ | -40.7% |
| 2002 | 5.45 million current US$ | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 8.79 million current US$ | +61.2% |
| 2004 | 8.38 million current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 9.70 million current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 8.68 million current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 9.18 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.96 million current US$ | -35.1% |
| 2009 | 7.25 million current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 6.71 million current US$ | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 6.38 million current US$ | -5.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 6.38 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.16 million current US$, 70% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 6.38 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +294.4% | 2.06 million current US$ | 8.11 million current US$ |
| 1981 | +221.7% | 866,000 current US$ | 2.79 million current US$ |
| 1980 | +195.6% | 293,000 current US$ | 866,000 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81,300 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 293,000 current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.42 million current US$ | 866,000 current US$ | 8.11 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.48 million current US$ | 4.65 million current US$ | 11.49 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 million current US$ | 3.75 million current US$ | 9.70 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.54 million current US$ | 6.38 million current US$ | 6.71 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More external debt data for Gambia
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 163.93 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 333.31 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.35 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 112.06 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Gambia?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Gambia was 6.38 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.49 million current US$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Gambia rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Gambia ranks 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.