Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Claims on governments and other public entities
Claims on governments and other public entities over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2.60 billion current LCU against 1.48 billion current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 1.12 billion current LCU.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.8 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 33rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd 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 | 17.28 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 17.28 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 1980s | 147.17 million current LCU | -9.40 million current LCU | 156.57 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 1990s | -83.90 million current LCU | 978.88 million current LCU | 1.06 billion current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1.34 billion current LCU | 12.07 billion current LCU | 10.73 billion current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.57 billion current LCU | 2.80 billion current LCU | 1.23 billion current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on governments and other public entities, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2.60 billion current LCU against 1.48 billion current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.12 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 governments and other public entities?
- Gambia ranks 33rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.