Palau vs World: International tourism, expenditures

Palau
10.5%
in 2017
World
6.0%
in 2019
Palau rank
21st
World rank
19th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Palau
  • World
051015199520072019

How they compare

Palau currently reports 10.5% against 6.0% in World, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.7 times World's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Palau ranks 21st and World ranks 19th of 186 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau World Difference Ahead
2000s 12.1% 5.8% 6.4% Palau
2010s 10.1% 5.6% 4.6% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Palau or World?
Palau, at 10.5% against 6.0% in World as of 2017.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Palau and World?
4.5%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and World?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Palau and World rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Palau ranks 21st and World ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,748 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.