Botswana vs Gambia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Botswana
0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Gambia
0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
182nd
Gambia rank
179th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 182nd and Gambia ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit, Botswana or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Botswana and Gambia?
- 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Botswana ranks 182nd and Gambia ranks 179th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.