Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Gambia
Gambia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Gambia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.3% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Gambia peaked at 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Gambia ranks 179th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +496.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -91.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +203.4% |
| 2022 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +496.0% | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 176 Djibouti 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Togo 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 Ethiopia 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Sri Lanka 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 Japan 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Botswana 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Gambia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Gambia was 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Gambia ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.