Current account balance (World Bank) in the Gambia in 2024 — -4.15%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 165. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 23.2 pp.
1978–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -4.15 | +0.89 pp |
| 2023 | -5.04 | −0.95 pp |
| 2022 | -4.09 | +0.22 pp |
| 2021 | -4.31 | +0.46 pp |
| 2020 | -4.78 | −2.73 pp |
| 2019 | -2.04 | +6.04 pp |
| 2018 | -8.08 | −1.75 pp |
| 2017 | -6.33 | −1.2 pp |
| 2016 | -5.13 | −1.23 pp |
| 2015 | -3.9 | +2.98 pp |
| 2014 | -6.88 | +0.18 pp |
| 2013 | -7.06 | −0.5 pp |
| 2012 | -6.56 | +1.11 pp |
| 2011 | -7.67 | −8.81 pp |
| 2010 | 1.13 | −0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 1.93 | +2.33 pp |
| 2008 | -0.4 | +5.79 pp |
| 2007 | -6.19 | +0.03 pp |
| 2006 | -6.22 | −2 pp |
| 2005 | -4.22 | −1.07 pp |
| 2004 | -3.15 | −3.69 pp |
| 2003 | 0.54 | — |
| 1997 | -2.86 | +2.69 pp |
| 1996 | -5.55 | −4.51 pp |
| 1995 | -1.04 | −2.12 pp |
| 1994 | 1.09 | +1.77 pp |
| 1993 | -0.68 | −6.03 pp |
| 1992 | 5.34 | +3.61 pp |
| 1991 | 1.73 | −5.89 pp |
| 1990 | 7.62 | +2.16 pp |
| 1989 | 5.46 | −6.64 pp |
| 1988 | 12.1 | +5.64 pp |
| 1987 | 6.46 | +4.79 pp |
| 1986 | 1.67 | −1.74 pp |
| 1985 | 3.41 | −0.32 pp |
| 1984 | 3.73 | +18.5 pp |
| 1983 | -14.77 | −4.85 pp |
| 1982 | -9.93 | +10.01 pp |
| 1981 | -19.94 | +17.63 pp |
| 1980 | -37.57 | −19.68 pp |
| 1979 | -17.89 | +9.46 pp |
| 1978 | -27.35 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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