Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP was -0.4898 in 2030. ◆ Volatile
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of in Gambia, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Gambia is -0.4898, measured in 2030.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Gambia peaked at 0.2748 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -6.22, in 2016.
That places Gambia 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2.52 | — |
| 2002 | 0.0594 | -102.4% |
| 2003 | -1.73 | -3017.0% |
| 2004 | -1.77 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | -3.33 | +88.7% |
| 2006 | -3.19 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2748 | -108.6% |
| 2008 | -0.4544 | -265.4% |
| 2009 | -1.65 | +262.6% |
| 2010 | -2.93 | +77.7% |
| 2011 | -3.03 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | -2.85 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | -5.11 | +79.3% |
| 2014 | -3.94 | -22.9% |
| 2015 | -5.38 | +36.5% |
| 2016 | -6.22 | +15.8% |
| 2017 | -4.35 | -30.1% |
| 2018 | -3.92 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | -2.75 | -30.0% |
| 2020 | -2.37 | -13.7% |
| 2021 | -4.77 | +101.2% |
| 2022 | -5.72 | +19.9% |
| 2023 | -3.69 | -35.4% |
| 2024 | -4.08 | +10.6% |
| 2025 | -1.01 | -75.2% |
| 2026 | -0.5477 | -46.0% |
| 2027 | -0.4878 | -10.9% |
| 2028 | -0.4922 | +0.9% |
| 2029 | -0.5015 | +1.9% |
| 2030 | -0.4898 | -2.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -0.4898 is above the median for low income countries, which is -2.03, 24% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -0.4898 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.22, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -3017.0% | 0.0594 | -1.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.59 | -3.33 | 0.2748 | 9 |
| 2010s | -4.05 | -6.22 | -2.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.37 | -5.72 | -0.4878 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.4898 | -0.4898 | -0.4898 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 44 Mozambique -0.3265 compare
- 45 Dominica -0.3619 compare
- 46 San Marino -0.3698 compare
- 48 Antigua and Barbuda -0.5277 compare
- 49 Afghanistan -0.5401 compare
- 50 Denmark -0.5452 compare
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 net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Gambia?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Gambia was -0.4898 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2748 in 2007.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.22 in 2016.
- How does Gambia rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of?
- Gambia ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October