Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 32.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Gambia, 1966–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Gambia stood at 32.1%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Gambia peaked at 32.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1992.
Gambia ranks 133rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 16.2% | — |
| 1967 | 16.6% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 17.8% | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 17.2% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 14.0% | -18.9% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 11.0% | -18.2% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | +49.0% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 11.4% | -24.8% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | +49.9% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 24.4% | +30.8% |
| 1979 | 22.5% | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 24.8% | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 24.3% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 29.1% | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 30.5% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 19.4% | -31.6% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | -55.1% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +26.8% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -47.3% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 16.2% | 17.8% | 4 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 11.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 16.3% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 6.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 9.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 22.7% | 28.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.2% | 32.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 130 Rwanda 35.2% compare
- 131 Côte d'Ivoire 34.1% compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 33.3% compare
- 134 Ireland 32.0% compare
- 135 Uruguay 31.7% compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 31.6% compare
More financial sector data for Gambia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.54 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.31 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.54 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Gambia?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Gambia was 32.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1992.
- How does Gambia rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Gambia ranks 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).