Banking survey: claims on private sector in Gambia
Gambia: Banking survey: claims on private sector was 4.34 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Gambia, 1965–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, banking survey: claims on private sector in Gambia stood at 4.34 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 459.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banking survey: claims on private sector in Gambia peaked at 4.34 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.23 million current LCU, in 1965.
Gambia ranks 45th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 12.23 million current LCU | — |
| 1966 | 12.49 million current LCU | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 13.51 million current LCU | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 14.77 million current LCU | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 15.74 million current LCU | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 17.03 million current LCU | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 18.89 million current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 17.70 million current LCU | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 18.20 million current LCU | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 22.51 million current LCU | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 23.52 million current LCU | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 31.04 million current LCU | +32.0% |
| 1977 | 46.43 million current LCU | +49.6% |
| 1978 | 64.72 million current LCU | +39.4% |
| 1979 | 79.60 million current LCU | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 91.27 million current LCU | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 102.17 million current LCU | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 104.80 million current LCU | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 121.64 million current LCU | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 149.32 million current LCU | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 186.79 million current LCU | +25.1% |
| 1986 | 203.98 million current LCU | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 190.40 million current LCU | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 199.14 million current LCU | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 224.47 million current LCU | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 256.04 million current LCU | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 293.36 million current LCU | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 274.45 million current LCU | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 306.87 million current LCU | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 414.96 million current LCU | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 396.20 million current LCU | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 351.60 million current LCU | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 447.50 million current LCU | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 514.50 million current LCU | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 622.50 million current LCU | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 686.80 million current LCU | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 774.80 million current LCU | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 1.33 billion current LCU | +72.3% |
| 2003 | 1.63 billion current LCU | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 1.45 billion current LCU | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 1.72 billion current LCU | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 2.23 billion current LCU | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 2.60 billion current LCU | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 2.95 billion current LCU | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 3.36 billion current LCU | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 3.82 billion current LCU | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 4.34 billion current LCU | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.75 million current LCU | 12.23 million current LCU | 15.74 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 33.96 million current LCU | 17.03 million current LCU | 79.60 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 157.40 million current LCU | 91.27 million current LCU | 224.47 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 387.80 million current LCU | 256.04 million current LCU | 622.50 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 billion current LCU | 686.80 million current LCU | 3.36 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 billion current LCU | 3.82 billion current LCU | 4.34 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More financial sector data for Gambia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 23,409 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 26.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 423.08 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 482.20 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 482.20 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 482.20 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 174.71 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 174.71 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banking survey: claims on private sector in Gambia?
- Banking survey: claims on private sector in Gambia was 4.34 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.23 million current LCU in 1965.
- How does Gambia rank for banking survey: claims on private sector?
- Gambia ranks 45th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is banking survey: claims on private sector rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 459.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.