External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Gambia
Gambia: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 33.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Gambia, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Gambia is 33.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Gambia peaked at 75.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2009.
That places Gambia 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.5% | — |
| 1996 | 22.0% | -30.1% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 75.1% | +281.6% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -62.4% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | -40.3% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +88.6% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -48.2% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +69.1% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -52.6% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +53.0% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +37.4% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +21.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 33.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.2%, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 33.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.6%, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +281.6% | 19.7% | 75.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.3% | 19.7% | 75.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 14.6% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 17.1% | 27.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 27.7% | 33.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 28 Solomon Islands 34.1% compare
- 29 Panama 34.0% compare
- 30 Samoa 33.8% compare
- 32 Switzerland 33.4% compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 33.3% compare
- 34 Mauritania 31.9% 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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Gambia?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Gambia was 33.7% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2009.
- How does Gambia rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Gambia ranks 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.