Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Gambia
Gambia: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 13.66 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Gambia, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Gambia is 13.66, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 36.3% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Gambia peaked at 30.75 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2021.
That places Gambia 13th out of 89 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.5 | +31.2% |
| 1986 | 16.62 | +58.3% |
| 1987 | 19.75 | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 18 | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 17.75 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 17.5 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 18.46 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 18.71 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 17.42 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 15.5 | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 15.62 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.71 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 13.62 | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 12.08 | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 13.08 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 15.42 | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 26.5 | +71.9% |
| 2004 | 30.75 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 22.5 | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 14.14 | -37.1% |
| 2007 | 13.46 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 13.32 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.33 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 13.16 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 11.81 | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 12.46 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 10.72 | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 8.94 | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 8.51 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 8.14 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.4 | -58.3% |
| 2022 | 4.73 | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 11.75 | +148.7% |
| 2024 | 10.02 | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 13.66 | +36.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 13.66 is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.35, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 13.66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.2, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +148.7% | 4.73 | 11.75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.74 | 8 | 19.75 | 9 |
| 1990s | 16.45 | 13.62 | 18.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.56 | 12.08 | 30.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.94 | 8.51 | 13.16 | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.62 | 3.4 | 13.66 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 10 Brazil 14.57 compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 14.33 compare
- 12 Mongolia 13.85 compare
- 14 Mozambique 12.52 compare
- 15 Ghana 11.96 compare
- 16 Madagascar 11.35 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 government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Gambia?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Gambia was 13.66 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.75 in 2004.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Gambia ranks 13th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.