Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Gambia
Gambia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 9.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Gambia, 1978–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Gambia is 9.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Gambia peaked at 45.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2020.
That places Gambia 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 6.7% | — |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -27.7% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +35.4% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +77.1% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 15.5% | +35.3% |
| 1989 | 13.5% | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | +70.5% |
| 1991 | 26.9% | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 25.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -59.8% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -41.6% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +103.4% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +216.4% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -85.7% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +48.3% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -62.9% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +221.1% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -48.1% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +39.8% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | +31.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 9.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 9.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +221.1% | 3.2% | 10.3% |
| 2014 | +216.4% | 14.5% | 45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 5.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 23.1% | 30.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 6.8% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 6.5% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 3.2% | 10.3% | 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 9.2% 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 45.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for travel services?
- Gambia ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.