Gambia international reserves

#138 in the worldSub-Saharan AfricaShare on X
Total reserves
$597M
Data for May 2025
1-month change
+1.0%
12-month change
+6.4%
High since 2000
$653M
December 2021

Monthly history (IMF)

$597 million
May 2025+423.7% vs January 2000
$0M$100M$200M$300M$400M$500M$600M$700MJan 2000Sep 2012May 2025

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of May 2025.

  • Foreign exchange$520M · 87.1%
  • SDRs$64M · 10.7%
  • IMF reserve position$13M · 2.2%

Gold

Gambia does not report gold holdings.

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 212
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
23.0%
Months of imports covered
5.6
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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