Foreign liabilities in Gambia

Gambia: Foreign liabilities was 2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
144th
of 149 countries
All-time high
2.73 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2002
All-time low
1.74 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2014
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Gambia, 1995–2020

01.0B2.0B3.0B1995200720201995: 1.8B real chained 2019 US$1996: 2.0B real chained 2019 US$1997: 2.1B real chained 2019 US$1998: 2.2B real chained 2019 US$1999: 2.4B real chained 2019 US$2000: 2.6B real chained 2019 US$2001: 2.7B real chained 2019 US$2002: 2.7B real chained 2019 US$2003: 2.5B real chained 2019 US$2004: 2.4B real chained 2019 US$2005: 2.4B real chained 2019 US$2006: 2.7B real chained 2019 US$2007: 1.9B real chained 2019 US$2008: 1.8B real chained 2019 US$2009: 2.2B real chained 2019 US$2010: 2.1B real chained 2019 US$2011: 2.0B real chained 2019 US$2012: 2.0B real chained 2019 US$2013: 2.0B real chained 2019 US$2014: 1.7B real chained 2019 US$2015: 1.8B real chained 2019 US$2016: 1.9B real chained 2019 US$2017: 1.9B real chained 2019 US$2018: 2.0B real chained 2019 US$2019: 1.9B real chained 2019 US$2020: 2.1B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Gambia peaked at 2.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.74 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2014.

That places Gambia 144th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 2.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.85 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 2.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 1.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.15 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 141 Saint Lucia 2.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 142 Central African Republic 2.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 143 Lesotho 2.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 145 Eswatini 2.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 146 Liberia 1.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 147 Guinea-Bissau 1.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Gambia?
Foreign liabilities in Gambia was 2.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2002.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2014.
How does Gambia rank for foreign liabilities?
Gambia ranks 144th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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