International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kiribati
Kiribati: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 3.20 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kiribati, 2006–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kiribati is 3.20 million current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 77.6% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kiribati peaked at 15.20 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million current US$, in 2006.
That places Kiribati 189th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.72 million current US$ | 3.10 million current US$ | 11.70 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.59 million current US$ | 7.90 million current US$ | 15.20 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.20 million current US$ | 3.20 million current US$ | 3.20 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 186 Guinea 4.20 million current US$ compare
- 186 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.20 million current US$ compare
- 188 Tajikistan 3.50 million current US$ compare
- 190 Samoa 1.30 million current US$ compare
- 191 South Sudan 1.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Kiribati
- Merchandise trade 147.8% (2025)
- Food imports 41.4% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 43.0% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 496.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.2% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 2.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 20.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 146.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kiribati?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Kiribati was 3.20 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 15.20 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does Kiribati rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Kiribati ranks 189th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.