Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Congo
Congo: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Congo, 1995–2021
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.1% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of 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 as a share of gdp in Congo peaked at 0.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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 as a share of GDP in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7% | — |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -37.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -33.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +110.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +175.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -66.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -38.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -77.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2807 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 705.79 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -63.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -64.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 58.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 147,931 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Congo?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Congo was 0.1% in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Congo ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp 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 UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.