Private capital flows, total in Gambia
Gambia: Private capital flows, total was 36.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2011. ▼ Falling
Private capital flows, total in Gambia, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private capital flows, total in Gambia is 36.00 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
That places Gambia 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.40 million BoP, current US$ | 39.45 million BoP, current US$ | 82.21 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.57 million BoP, current US$ | 36.00 million BoP, current US$ | 37.14 million BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 31 Eswatini 77.36 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 32 Rwanda 74.92 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 33 Togo 70.47 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 34.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 33.32 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 37 Burundi 3.35 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -36.71 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 11.56 (2024)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 786.01 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 1.45 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 2.22 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 786.01 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 71.74 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 37.29 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 550.65 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 13.49 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Gambia?
- Private capital flows, total in Gambia was 36.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.21 million BoP, current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for private capital flows, total?
- Gambia ranks 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Private capital flows, total (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.