International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Nauru
Nauru: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 6.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Nauru, 2008–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, expenditures in Nauru stood at 6.5%.
The figure is down 33.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Nauru peaked at 12.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2012.
Nauru ranks 40th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.7% | — |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +49.0% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -49.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -42.5% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +70.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +81.4% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +58.6% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -33.4% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 6.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.7% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 3.6% | 12.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More private sector data for Nauru
- Merchandise trade 55.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 67.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 81.58 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 16.32 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,578 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Nauru?
- International tourism, expenditures in Nauru was 6.5% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- How does Nauru rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Nauru ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.