Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Congo
Congo: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Congo, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Congo stood at 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Congo peaked at 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Congo 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Congo, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +110.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +175.2% |
| 2010 | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.1% |
| 2011 | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 183 Bangladesh 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Algeria 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 Burundi 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Mauritania 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Vietnam 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Angola 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Congo?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Congo was 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Congo ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.