Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre was 2,754 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Gambia, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Gambia is 2,754 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 2,754 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7905 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Gambia 44th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.09 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.7905 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 4.25 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +437.5% |
| 1975 | 2.47 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 1976 | 3.95 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1977 | 3.56 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 7.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +106.4% |
| 1979 | 17.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +136.2% |
| 1980 | 37.93 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +118.8% |
| 1981 | 109.39 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +188.4% |
| 1982 | 115.44 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 438.64 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +280.0% |
| 1984 | 201.99 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 1985 | 58.49 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -71.0% |
| 1986 | 565.61 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +866.9% |
| 1987 | 845.13 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 1988 | 888.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 798.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 758.2 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 848.95 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 833.01 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 849.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 894.11 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 1,006 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 961.02 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 989.5 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,150 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 1,016 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 1,142 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 643.88 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 2002 | 711.11 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 953.99 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 1,379 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 1,507 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 1,584 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1,935 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 915.39 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.7% |
| 2009 | 1,190 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 1,131 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,375 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 1,468 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 1,477 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,079 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2015 | 2,016 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,979 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,041 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 2,274 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 2,274 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,159 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 2,569 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 2,314 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 2,754 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2,754 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 179.04 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 15.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2,754 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 654.1 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +866.9% | 58.49 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 565.61 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +437.5% | 0.7905 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.25 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +280.0% | 115.44 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 438.64 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +188.4% | 37.93 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 109.39 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +136.2% | 7.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 17.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7905 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 17.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 405.96 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 37.93 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 888.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 930.7 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 758.2 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,150 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,196 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 643.88 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,935 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,811 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,131 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,274 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,449 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,159 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,754 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 41 Bulgaria 3,052 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Comoros 3,022 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 India 2,873 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 Eswatini 2,715 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 2,646 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Benin 2,507 TDS, 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 multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre in Gambia was 2,754 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,754 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7905 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Gambia rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 44th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) 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.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) 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.