Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Gambia
Gambia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Gambia, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 29.0% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Gambia peaked at 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Gambia ranks 25th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.0946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 0.053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +122.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +93.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 15.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 14.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0935 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 22 Montenegro 0.1978 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Jamaica 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Tuvalu 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Croatia 0.1783 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Dominica 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Mauritius 0.1542 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Gambia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Gambia was 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Gambia ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.