Current expenditure, total in Gambia
Gambia: Current expenditure, total was 3.65 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current expenditure, total in Gambia, 1983–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, current expenditure, total in Gambia stood at 3.65 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 194.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Gambia peaked at 3.65 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 126.60 million current LCU, in 1983.
Gambia ranks 47th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 278.09 million current LCU | 126.60 million current LCU | 410.00 million current LCU | 7 |
| 1990s | 654.00 million current LCU | 443.35 million current LCU | 887.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 billion current LCU | 985.00 million current LCU | 3.11 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 billion current LCU | 3.34 billion current LCU | 3.65 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More science & technology data for Gambia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 79.8 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 91 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 49.5% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.07 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.5186 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 14,312 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.22 per 100 population (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure, total in Gambia?
- Current expenditure, total in Gambia was 3.65 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 126.60 million current LCU in 1983.
- How does Gambia rank for current expenditure, total?
- Gambia ranks 47th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.9%. 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 expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.