International tourism, expenditures in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: International tourism, expenditures was 18.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Marshall Islands, 2005–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 18.0% for international tourism, expenditures in 2018.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Marshall Islands peaked at 18.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2013.
Marshall Islands ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.9% | — |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +26.1% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.5% | 18.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.2% | 18.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More private sector data for Marshall Islands
- Merchandise trade 59.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 111.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 72.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,984 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,059 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 516.22 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Marshall Islands?
- International tourism, expenditures in Marshall Islands was 18.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2013.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Marshall Islands ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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 (% of total imports). 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, 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.