Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Gambia
Gambia: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 92.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Gambia, 1978–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 92.9% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Gambia peaked at 100.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2020.
That places Gambia 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 69.1% | — |
| 1979 | 78.8% | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 61.1% | -38.9% |
| 1983 | 59.1% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 71.0% | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 76.4% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 78.6% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 87.1% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 86.6% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 85.9% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 87.9% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 84.6% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.3% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 77.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | -40.3% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +36.9% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 92.9% | +3.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 92.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.9%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 92.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.9% | 69.1% | 78.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 80.6% | 59.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 73.4% | 87.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 60.0% | 71.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 54.6% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 44.1% | 92.9% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 176.88 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 461.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Gambia?
- Travel services in Gambia was 92.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for travel services?
- Gambia ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.