Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Claims on central government

Gambia
1.19 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
2.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
Gambia rank
32nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
31st

Claims on central government over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B196519882011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2.60 billion current LCU against 1.19 billion current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 1.41 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.2 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gambia ranks 32nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st of 49 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 2.66 million current LCU 0 current LCU 2.66 million current LCU Gambia
1980s 26.51 million current LCU -73.28 million current LCU 99.79 million current LCU Gambia
1990s -88.72 million current LCU 674.35 million current LCU 763.08 million current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s 1.15 billion current LCU 12.07 billion current LCU 10.92 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2010s 1.29 billion current LCU 2.80 billion current LCU 1.51 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 2.60 billion current LCU against 1.19 billion current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in claims on central government between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
1.41 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for claims on central government?
Gambia ranks 32nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on central government (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Claims on central government (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,478 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Claims on the central government, net is defined as the central governments direct financial obligations to the country’s financial institutions less any claims the central government has on those institutions.