International tourism, receipts in Gambia
Gambia: International tourism, receipts was 30.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Gambia, 1996–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 30.2% for international tourism, receipts in 2020.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Gambia peaked at 48.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2009.
That places Gambia 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 30.9% | — |
| 1997 | 34.1% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | -33.6% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | -30.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 30.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.5%, 3.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 30.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.6%, 4.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 30.9% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 23.0% | 43.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 29.6% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 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, receipts in Gambia?
- International tourism, receipts in Gambia was 30.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2009.
- How does Gambia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Gambia ranks 27th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.