International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 392.45 million current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Pacific island small states, 1999–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Pacific island small states is 392.45 million current US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Pacific island small states peaked at 392.45 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 147.30 million current US$, in 1999.
Pacific island small states ranks 39th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 147.30 million current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 170.21 million current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 155.39 million current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 151.06 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 161.47 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 208.69 million current US$ | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 254.06 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 245.98 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 253.53 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 289.98 million current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 296.37 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 317.34 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 356.10 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 367.79 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 353.65 million current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 334.55 million current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 343.73 million current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 354.17 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 380.11 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 392.45 million current US$ | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147.30 million current US$ | 147.30 million current US$ | 147.30 million current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 218.67 million current US$ | 151.06 million current US$ | 296.37 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 355.54 million current US$ | 317.34 million current US$ | 392.45 million current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 36 Thailand 3.68 billion current US$ compare
- 37 Portugal 3.54 billion current US$ compare
- 38 Czechia 3.50 billion current US$ compare
- 39 Romania 3.47 billion current US$ compare
- 40 Venezuela 2.92 billion current US$ compare
- 41 Argentina 2.75 billion current US$ compare
- 42 Bahrain 2.64 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Pacific island small states
- Merchandise trade 66.2% (2025)
- Food imports 23.7% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 6.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.14 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 47.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 16.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.89 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 781.41 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Pacific island small states?
- International tourism, expenditures in Pacific island small states was 392.45 million current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 392.45 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.30 million current US$ in 1999.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Pacific island small states ranks 39th out of 39 groups with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.