International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 134.00 million current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 134.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2018.
The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Papua New Guinea peaked at 214.00 million current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 43.00 million current US$, in 2006.
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 71.90 million current US$ | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 56.20 million current US$ | -21.8% |
| 2006 | 43.00 million current US$ | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 81.00 million current US$ | +88.4% |
| 2008 | 75.00 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 132.00 million current US$ | +76.0% |
| 2010 | 138.00 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 186.00 million current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 203.00 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 214.00 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 168.00 million current US$ | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 135.00 million current US$ | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 126.60 million current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 168.60 million current US$ | +33.2% |
| 2018 | 134.00 million current US$ | -20.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 134.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 49% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 134.00 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 256.00 million current US$, 52% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.01 million current US$ | 43.00 million current US$ | 132.00 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 163.69 million current US$ | 126.60 million current US$ | 214.00 million current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Papua New Guinea?
- International tourism, expenditures in Papua New Guinea was 134.00 million current US$ 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 214.00 million current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.00 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.