Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Gambia
Gambia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was -665,150 BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Gambia, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Gambia is -665,150 BoP, current US$, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Gambia peaked at 2.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, -58.27 million BoP, current US$, in 2011.
That places Gambia 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Gambia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | -14,646 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2011 | -58.27 million BoP, current US$ | +397735.5% |
| 2012 | -9.99 million BoP, current US$ | -82.9% |
| 2013 | -4.84 million BoP, current US$ | -51.5% |
| 2014 | -12.22 million BoP, current US$ | +152.4% |
| 2015 | -2.25 million BoP, current US$ | -81.6% |
| 2016 | -1.34 million BoP, current US$ | -40.6% |
| 2017 | -6.66 million BoP, current US$ | +397.2% |
| 2018 | -3.68 million BoP, current US$ | -44.7% |
| 2019 | -1.63 million BoP, current US$ | -55.9% |
| 2020 | -3.48 million BoP, current US$ | +114.2% |
| 2021 | -3.39 million BoP, current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | -159.1% |
| 2023 | -609,080 BoP, current US$ | -130.5% |
| 2024 | -665,150 BoP, current US$ | +9.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -665,150 BoP, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.90 million BoP, current US$. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -665,150 BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.86 million BoP, current US$. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -397735.5% | -14,646 BoP, current US$ | -58.27 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.09 million BoP, current US$ | -58.27 million BoP, current US$ | -14,646 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.23 million BoP, current US$ | -3.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 50.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0378 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 34.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 43.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0276 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 25.35 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Gambia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Gambia was -665,150 BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.27 million BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Gambia ranks 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.