International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 18.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu is 18.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu peaked at 41.00 million current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Vanuatu ranks 171st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 5.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.00 million current US$ | +60.0% |
| 1999 | 9.00 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 9.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.00 million current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 9.00 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 12.00 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 13.00 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 11.00 million current US$ | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 9.00 million current US$ | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 11.00 million current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 29.00 million current US$ | +163.6% |
| 2009 | 24.00 million current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 30.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 35.00 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 37.00 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 41.00 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 37.00 million current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 30.00 million current US$ | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 25.00 million current US$ | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 16.00 million current US$ | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 17.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 26.00 million current US$ | +52.9% |
| 2020 | 18.00 million current US$ | -30.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 18.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 18.00 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 173.00 million current US$, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +163.6% | 11.00 million current US$ | 29.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.40 million current US$ | 5.00 million current US$ | 9.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.50 million current US$ | 8.00 million current US$ | 29.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.40 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 41.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.00 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 168 Marshall Islands 19.90 million current US$ compare
- 169 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 19.00 million current US$ compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 19.00 million current US$ compare
- 171 Mauritania 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 173 Djibouti 14.90 million current US$ compare
- 174 Palau 13.70 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 225.06 million current US$ (2022)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 74.02 million current US$ (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu was 18.00 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 41.00 million current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Vanuatu rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Vanuatu ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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About this data
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.