International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Gambia
Gambia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 5.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Gambia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Gambia stood at 5.00 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.2% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Gambia peaked at 54.00 million current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million current US$, in 2003.
Gambia ranks 184th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 15.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 16.00 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 4.00 million current US$ | -75.0% |
| 2004 | 4.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 6.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 13.00 million current US$ | +116.7% |
| 2008 | 12.00 million current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 12.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.00 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 16.00 million current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 13.00 million current US$ | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 10.00 million current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 54.00 million current US$ | +440.0% |
| 2015 | 4.00 million current US$ | -92.6% |
| 2016 | 6.00 million current US$ | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 7.00 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 9.00 million current US$ | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 9.30 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.00 million current US$ | -46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.00 million current US$ | 14.00 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.00 million current US$ | 4.00 million current US$ | 13.00 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.23 million current US$ | 4.00 million current US$ | 54.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.00 million current US$ | 5.00 million current US$ | 5.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Gambia?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Gambia was 5.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.00 million current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Gambia rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Gambia ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.