Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 18.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Gambia, 1996–2024
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
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Gambia is 18.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 as a share of gdp in Gambia peaked at 18.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2020.
That places Gambia 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 as a share of GDP in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.9% | — |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -55.5% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +57.8% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +43.5% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -66.5% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +122.8% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +93.6% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.4% | 11.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 2.9% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2615 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 227.84 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1022 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 93.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 22.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 7.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Gambia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Gambia was 18.6% in 2024, 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp 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 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.