The Socio-Economics of the West, Central and Southern African Coastal Communities

Appendix F Tourism Sector Income in the CCLME Countries (various years)

Value of tourism per coastal km (US$ million per year)

Tourism contribution to GDP (%)

Total tourism income (US$ million/a)

Length of coast (km)

GDP (nominal, US$ million)

Country

1,200,000

239

15.3

290.5

Cape Verde

1.899

940,000

80

8.2

75.3

The Gambia

918

400,000

320

2

112.6

Guinea

5.632

NA

125

NA

NA

Guinea-Bissau

870

300,000

754

5

210

Mauritania

4.199

1,400,000

2,410

8.7

3,302

Morocco

97.53

1,300,000

531

5

693.2

Senegal

13.864

1,100,000

4,220

4,684

Total

Source: Interwies and Görlitz (2013) (citing as sources: Sambe and Lymer (2011), adapted through QUEST; IMF; Princeton University; Kamili (2013).

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