Foreign liabilities in Gambia

Gambia: Foreign liabilities was 2.20 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.20 billion current US$
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
144th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.20 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
496.00 million current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Gambia, 1995–2020

500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B1995200720201995: 496.0M current US$1996: 541.0M current US$1997: 593.0M current US$1998: 632.0M current US$1999: 697.0M current US$2000: 764.0M current US$2001: 827.0M current US$2002: 913.0M current US$2003: 961.0M current US$2004: 1.1B current US$2005: 1.1B current US$2006: 1.3B current US$2007: 946.0M current US$2008: 957.0M current US$2009: 1.2B current US$2010: 1.2B current US$2011: 1.2B current US$2012: 1.2B current US$2013: 1.3B current US$2014: 1.2B current US$2015: 1.3B current US$2016: 1.5B current US$2017: 1.7B current US$2018: 1.8B current US$2019: 1.9B current US$2020: 2.2B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Gambia stood at 2.20 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 76.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Gambia peaked at 2.20 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 496.00 million current US$, in 1995.

Gambia ranks 144th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 591.80 million current US$ 496.00 million current US$ 697.00 million current US$ 5
2000s 1.01 billion current US$ 764.00 million current US$ 1.29 billion current US$ 10
2010s 1.46 billion current US$ 1.23 billion current US$ 1.95 billion current US$ 10
2020s 2.20 billion current US$ 2.20 billion current US$ 2.20 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 141 Saint Lucia 2.94 billion current US$ compare
  2. 142 Central African Republic 2.27 billion current US$ compare
  3. 143 Lesotho 2.24 billion current US$ compare
  4. 145 Eswatini 2.15 billion current US$ compare
  5. 146 Liberia 1.86 billion current US$ compare
  6. 147 Guinea-Bissau 1.61 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Gambia?
Foreign liabilities in Gambia was 2.20 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.20 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 496.00 million current US$ in 1995.
How does Gambia rank for foreign liabilities?
Gambia ranks 144th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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