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Government debt — Gambia

Government debt in the Gambia in 2031 — 44.3%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 184. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 29 pp.

2031 44.3% −3.8 pp vs 2030
World rank 77of 184
Period maximum 93.9%2002
Period minimum 38%2007

Trend over time

2000–2031 · % of GDP

Government debt — Gambia, 2000–2031204060801002000200420082012201620202024202820312000: 73.3%2001: 75.2%2002: 93.9%2003: 91.7%2004: 81.3%2005: 82.6%2006: 87.3%2007: 38%2008: 39.5%2009: 38.9%2010: 42.9%2011: 49.2%2012: 49.5%2013: 58.2%2014: 71.1%2015: 69.4%2016: 79.5%2017: 87%2018: 83.6%2019: 83%2020: 85.9%2021: 83.1%2022: 83.9%2023: 77.4%2024: 78.5%2025: 73.9%2026: 68.3%2027: 61.6%2028: 56.4%2029: 51.8%2030: 48.1%2031: 44.3%
Change over the period: −29 pp Annual average: -0.94 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 44.3%
World computed 102.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 54.1%
Western Africa computed 41.7%
Low-income countries computed 45.5%
Government debt — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 44.3 −3.8 pp
2030 48.1 −3.7 pp
2029 51.8 −4.6 pp
2028 56.4 −5.2 pp
2027 61.6 −6.7 pp
2026 68.3 −5.6 pp
2025 73.9 −4.6 pp
2024 78.5 +1.1 pp
2023 77.4 −6.5 pp
2022 83.9 +0.8 pp
2021 83.1 −2.8 pp
2020 85.9 +2.9 pp
2019 83 −0.6 pp
2018 83.6 −3.4 pp
2017 87 +7.5 pp
2016 79.5 +10.1 pp
2015 69.4 −1.7 pp
2014 71.1 +12.9 pp
2013 58.2 +8.7 pp
2012 49.5 +0.3 pp
2011 49.2 +6.3 pp
2010 42.9 +4 pp
2009 38.9 −0.6 pp
2008 39.5 +1.5 pp
2007 38 −49.3 pp
2006 87.3 +4.7 pp
2005 82.6 +1.3 pp
2004 81.3 −10.4 pp
2003 91.7 −2.2 pp
2002 93.9 +18.7 pp
2001 75.2 +1.9 pp
2000 73.3 —

Western Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GN Guinea 28.9 NG Nigeria 30.1 SL Sierra Leone 31.8 ML Mali 37.9 MR Mauritania 40.8 GH Ghana 42.3 LR Liberia 43.1 GM Gambia 44.3 NE Niger 44.3 BF Burkina Faso 46.4 CI Côte d'Ivoire 48.6 BJ Benin 50.3 TG Togo 56.7 GW Guinea-Bissau 65.2 CV Cabo Verde 71.4 SN Senegal 121.4
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About the indicator

Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP from the IMF World Economic Outlook database: all liabilities that require future payments of interest and/or principal. It covers the central government, regional and local budgets and extrabudgetary funds where the data allow. The threshold of 60% of GDP is used in the EU Maastricht criteria as a benchmark of sustainability.

Important: The coverage of the government sector differs between countries; when levels are compared, it matters whether regional budgets are included.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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