Government debt in Gambia

Government debt in Gambia: 73.3% of GDP in 2000 and 77.4% of GDP in 2023, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2023: 77.4% of GDP
Since 2000: +4.1 percentage points
Projected, 2031: 51.1% of GDP; IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 51.1% of GDP in 2031.
The highest was 93.9% of GDP in 2002, the lowest 38% of GDP in 2007.

% of GDP · IMF

IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2024–2031

What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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