International tourism, expenditures in Gambia
Gambia: International tourism, expenditures was 5.20 million current US$ 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 current US$.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5.20 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.0% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Gambia peaked at 55.40 million current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.20 million current US$, in 2020.
Gambia ranks 190th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.17 million current US$ | 15.50 million current US$ | 17.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.43 million current US$ | 6.00 million current US$ | 13.00 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.03 million current US$ | 5.40 million current US$ | 55.40 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.20 million current US$ | 5.20 million current US$ | 5.20 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 484.54 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 66.7% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 6.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Gambia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Gambia was 5.20 million current US$ 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 55.40 million current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.20 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Gambia ranks 190th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. 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 (current US$). 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.