Current budget balance, including grants in Gambia

Gambia: Current budget balance, including grants was 2.38 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
2.38 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
32nd
of 51 countries
All-time high
2.38 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
-111.70 million current LCU
in 2001
Years of data
29
1983–2011

Current budget balance, including grants in Gambia, 1983–2011

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B1983199720111983: -13.1M current LCU1984: -5.4M current LCU1985: 15.7M current LCU1986: 82.7M current LCU1987: 75.1M current LCU1988: 128.2M current LCU1989: 163.4M current LCU1990: 114.2M current LCU1991: 187.4M current LCU1992: 270.6M current LCU1993: 240.4M current LCU1994: 126.5M current LCU1995: 31.6M current LCU1996: -16.6M current LCU1997: 4.9M current LCU1998: 208.7M current LCU1999: 57.4M current LCU2000: 132.1M current LCU2001: -111.7M current LCU2002: 210.4M current LCU2003: 113.4M current LCU2004: 1.0B current LCU2005: 402.9M current LCU2006: 633.0M current LCU2007: 1.1B current LCU2008: 1.3B current LCU2009: 1.7B current LCU2010: 2.2B current LCU2011: 2.4B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, current budget balance, including grants in Gambia stood at 2.38 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 2,231.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Gambia peaked at 2.38 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -111.70 million current LCU, in 2001.

Gambia ranks 32nd of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 63.79 million current LCU -13.10 million current LCU 163.40 million current LCU 7
1990s 122.52 million current LCU -16.55 million current LCU 270.60 million current LCU 10
2000s 653.85 million current LCU -111.70 million current LCU 1.73 billion current LCU 10
2010s 2.28 billion current LCU 2.17 billion current LCU 2.38 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 29 Burundi 23.20 billion current LCU compare
  2. 31 Botswana 3.67 billion current LCU compare
  3. 33 Lesotho 722.00 million current LCU compare
  4. 34 Tunisia 628.76 million current LCU compare
  5. 35 Ghana 412.74 million current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current budget balance, including grants in Gambia?
Current budget balance, including grants in Gambia was 2.38 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.38 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was -111.70 million current LCU in 2001.
How does Gambia rank for current budget balance, including grants?
Gambia ranks 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,231.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.