🇬🇲 Gambia National Debt Clock
Live tracker for the Gambia government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $2.0 billion, falling by $0.47 per second in US-dollar terms while rising in GMD based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 74%. Per-citizen share: $695.
The IMF's latest actual fiscal data for the Gambia is for 2023; later years are IMF estimates.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, the Gambia ranks 52nd by debt-to-GDP, 167th by total debt and 164th by debt per person.
The Gambia's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
The Gambia's ratio has declined from its high for the period of 87% (2017) to roughly 74% at end-2025. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Gambia Net Debt and Interest
The IMF publishes no net debt figure for the Gambia, so only the gross figure can be shown. The IMF's figures put the Gambia's net interest bill at about 3.1% of GDP in 2025, about $86 million, or 14% of government revenue. That is 45th of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About the Gambia's National Debt
The Gambia's debt-to-GDP ratio of 74% is elevated: higher than 73% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, the Gambia ranks 167th of the 194 governments tracked here.
The Gambia's debt is rising in GMD, but the figure above is falling by roughly $0.47 per second because the GMD is weakening against the dollar faster than the debt is growing. Switch the counter to GMD to see the underlying trend. This is an exchange-rate effect, not repayment. Each of the Gambia's 3 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $695. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Gambia National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Gambia's national debt right now?
The Gambia's national debt is approximately $2.0 billion as of November 8, 2026, falling by $0.47 per second in US-dollar terms while rising in GMD. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 74% and each citizen's share is about $695.
How fast is the Gambia's debt growing?
The Gambia's debt is growing in GMD, but its US-dollar figure is falling by about $0.47 per second because the GMD is weakening against the dollar. That is a currency-translation effect, not debt repayment.
What is the Gambia's debt per capita?
Each of the Gambia's 3 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $695 of the national debt.
What is the Gambia's debt-to-GDP ratio?
The Gambia's debt-to-GDP ratio is 74%. That is higher than 73% of the 194 governments tracked here.
How much interest does the Gambia pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put the Gambia's net interest bill at about 3.1% of GDP in 2025, about $86 million, or 14% of government revenue.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 2,050,238,183 + -0.47 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=gm (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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