Gambia vs Lesotho: Banking survey: claims on private sector
Banking survey: claims on private sector over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.34 billion current LCU against 2.62 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 1.72 billion current LCU.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.7 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 45th and Lesotho ranks 48th of 50 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.06 million current LCU | 15.19 million current LCU | 33.88 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 1980s | 157.40 million current LCU | 83.41 million current LCU | 73.98 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 1990s | 387.80 million current LCU | 607.06 million current LCU | 219.26 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.87 billion current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | 865.71 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.08 billion current LCU | 2.23 billion current LCU | 1.85 billion current LCU | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banking survey: claims on private sector, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 4.34 billion current LCU against 2.62 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in banking survey: claims on private sector between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 1.72 billion current LCU, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for banking survey: claims on private sector?
- Gambia ranks 45th and Lesotho ranks 48th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.