International tourism, expenditures in Gabon
Gabon: International tourism, expenditures was 6.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Gabon, 1995–2015
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Gabon is 6.9%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Gabon peaked at 16.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2013.
That places Gabon 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.6% | — |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +49.9% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +48.6% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -31.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +36.5% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.3% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.0% | 11.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Gabon?
- International tourism, expenditures in Gabon was 6.9% in 2015, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Gabon ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.