Foreign assets in Gambia

Gambia: Foreign assets was 635.32 million real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
635.32 million real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 21.2%
World rank
144th
of 149 countries
All-time high
797.69 million real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
380.67 million real chained 2019 US$
in 2015
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Gambia, 1995–2020

0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M1995200720201995: 797.7M real chained 2019 US$1996: 796.4M real chained 2019 US$1997: 746.1M real chained 2019 US$1998: 766.3M real chained 2019 US$1999: 724.5M real chained 2019 US$2000: 684.5M real chained 2019 US$2001: 758.9M real chained 2019 US$2002: 677.8M real chained 2019 US$2003: 525.6M real chained 2019 US$2004: 609.9M real chained 2019 US$2005: 566.8M real chained 2019 US$2006: 655.6M real chained 2019 US$2007: 703.5M real chained 2019 US$2008: 554.0M real chained 2019 US$2009: 749.4M real chained 2019 US$2010: 671.9M real chained 2019 US$2011: 695.6M real chained 2019 US$2012: 709.9M real chained 2019 US$2013: 610.3M real chained 2019 US$2014: 556.2M real chained 2019 US$2015: 380.7M real chained 2019 US$2016: 380.9M real chained 2019 US$2017: 463.2M real chained 2019 US$2018: 464.9M real chained 2019 US$2019: 524.0M real chained 2019 US$2020: 635.3M real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 635.32 million real chained 2019 US$ for foreign assets in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Gambia peaked at 797.69 million real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 380.67 million real chained 2019 US$, in 2015.

Gambia ranks 144th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 766.21 million real chained 2019 US$ 724.49 million real chained 2019 US$ 797.69 million real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 648.61 million real chained 2019 US$ 525.60 million real chained 2019 US$ 758.88 million real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 545.76 million real chained 2019 US$ 380.67 million real chained 2019 US$ 709.87 million real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 635.32 million real chained 2019 US$ 635.32 million real chained 2019 US$ 635.32 million real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 141 Solomon Islands 912.94 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 142 Guinea-Bissau 867.86 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 143 Burundi 786.42 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 145 Chad 622.79 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 146 Belize 604.27 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 147 Liberia 600.74 million real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Gambia?
Foreign assets in Gambia was 635.32 million real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 797.69 million real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 380.67 million real chained 2019 US$ in 2015.
How does Gambia rank for foreign assets?
Gambia ranks 144th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.