The Gambia - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in The Gambia was -4.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 12.10 in 1988, while its lowest value was -37.57 in 1980.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1978 -27.35
1979 -17.89
1980 -37.57
1981 -19.94
1982 -9.93
1983 -14.77
1984 3.73
1985 3.41
1986 1.67
1987 6.46
1988 12.10
1989 5.46
1990 7.62
1991 1.73
1992 5.34
1993 -0.68
1994 1.09
1995 -1.04
1996 -5.55
1997 -2.86
2003 0.54
2004 -3.15
2005 -4.22
2006 -6.22
2007 -6.19
2008 -0.40
2009 1.93
2010 1.13
2011 -7.67
2012 -6.56
2013 -7.06
2014 -6.88
2015 -3.90
2016 -5.13
2017 -6.33
2018 -8.08
2019 -2.05
2020 -4.63

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments