GDFI - general government in Gambia

Gambia: GDFI - general government was 1.79 billion constant LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
1.79 billion constant LCU
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
26th
of 29 countries
All-time high
3.02 billion constant LCU
in 2001
All-time low
689.05 million constant LCU
in 1989
Years of data
30
1982–2011

GDFI - general government in Gambia, 1982–2011

500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B3.0B1982199620111982: 1.3B constant LCU1983: 1.2B constant LCU1984: 1.1B constant LCU1985: 1.3B constant LCU1986: 1.2B constant LCU1987: 837.0M constant LCU1988: 755.2M constant LCU1989: 689.0M constant LCU1990: 702.0M constant LCU1991: 734.5M constant LCU1992: 946.4M constant LCU1993: 1.1B constant LCU1994: 1.1B constant LCU1995: 1.6B constant LCU1996: 2.1B constant LCU1997: 1.4B constant LCU1998: 944.1M constant LCU1999: 919.6M constant LCU2000: 968.2M constant LCU2001: 3.0B constant LCU2002: 1.8B constant LCU2003: 1.7B constant LCU2004: 1.7B constant LCU2005: 1.4B constant LCU2006: 1.5B constant LCU2007: 887.0M constant LCU2008: 762.9M constant LCU2009: 1.6B constant LCU2010: 2.0B constant LCU2011: 1.8B constant LCU

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in constant LCU.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 1.79 billion constant LCU for gdfi - general government in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdfi - general government in Gambia peaked at 3.02 billion constant LCU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 689.05 million constant LCU, in 1989.

That places Gambia 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

GDFI - general government in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for GDFI - general government (constant LCU) in Gambia, 1982 to 2011.
Year constant LCU Change
1982 1.25 billion constant LCU
1983 1.20 billion constant LCU -4.6%
1984 1.12 billion constant LCU -6.4%
1985 1.28 billion constant LCU +14.2%
1986 1.24 billion constant LCU -2.9%
1987 836.98 million constant LCU -32.6%
1988 755.23 million constant LCU -9.8%
1989 689.05 million constant LCU -8.8%
1990 702.02 million constant LCU +1.9%
1991 734.47 million constant LCU +4.6%
1992 946.40 million constant LCU +28.9%
1993 1.10 billion constant LCU +16.1%
1994 1.08 billion constant LCU -2.0%
1995 1.61 billion constant LCU +49.4%
1996 2.13 billion constant LCU +32.5%
1997 1.37 billion constant LCU -35.5%
1998 944.07 million constant LCU -31.3%
1999 919.61 million constant LCU -2.6%
2000 968.17 million constant LCU +5.3%
2001 3.02 billion constant LCU +211.8%
2002 1.84 billion constant LCU -38.9%
2003 1.65 billion constant LCU -10.5%
2004 1.73 billion constant LCU +5.0%
2005 1.40 billion constant LCU -19.3%
2006 1.48 billion constant LCU +5.9%
2007 887.02 million constant LCU -40.1%
2008 762.86 million constant LCU -14.0%
2009 1.63 billion constant LCU +113.4%
2010 1.95 billion constant LCU +20.0%
2011 1.79 billion constant LCU -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.05 billion constant LCU 689.05 million constant LCU 1.28 billion constant LCU 8
1990s 1.15 billion constant LCU 702.02 million constant LCU 2.13 billion constant LCU 10
2000s 1.54 billion constant LCU 762.86 million constant LCU 3.02 billion constant LCU 10
2010s 1.87 billion constant LCU 1.79 billion constant LCU 1.95 billion constant LCU 2

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 23 Botswana 2.45 billion constant LCU compare
  2. 24 Lesotho 2.02 billion constant LCU compare
  3. 25 Ghana 1.92 billion constant LCU compare
  4. 27 Eritrea 960.34 million constant LCU compare
  5. 28 Eswatini 667.50 million constant LCU compare
  6. 29 Kenya 0 constant LCU

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdfi - general government in Gambia?
Gdfi - general government in Gambia was 1.79 billion constant LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
What is the highest gdfi - general government recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 3.02 billion constant LCU in 2001.
What is the lowest gdfi - general government recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 689.05 million constant LCU in 1989.
How does Gambia rank for gdfi - general government?
Gambia ranks 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
Is gdfi - general government rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - general government (constant LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GDFI - general government (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 723 data points, 1965–2011
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General government’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets, by local, state or central government. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 93SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of government consumption expenditure. Data; constant prices, local currencies.