International tourism, expenditures in Gambia
Gambia: International tourism, expenditures was 0.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Gambia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Gambia stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.8% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Gambia peaked at 12.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Gambia ranks 176th of 186 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 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.0% | — |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -23.2% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -51.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +38.7% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +333.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -89.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +42.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -51.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.3%, 23% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6%, 21% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +333.3% | 2.9% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 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 in Gambia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Gambia was 0.8% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Gambia ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. 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 (% 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.