Liquid liabilities to GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 56.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Gambia, 1966–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Gambia is 56.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Gambia peaked at 56.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1991.
That places Gambia 112th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.9% | 17.3% | 18.7% | 4 |
| 1970s | 23.0% | 17.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 21.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 10.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 18.8% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 30.7% | 44.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 52.4% | 56.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 109 Bangladesh 56.6% compare
- 110 El Salvador 56.5% compare
- 111 Mozambique 56.5% compare
- 113 Peru 55.7% compare
- 114 Colombia 55.2% compare
- 115 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 54.8% compare
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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Gambia?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Gambia was 56.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1991.
- How does Gambia rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Gambia ranks 112th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.