International tourism, expenditures in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: International tourism, expenditures was 5.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Vanuatu, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5.0% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Vanuatu peaked at 11.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2017.
That places Vanuatu 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.7% | — |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +62.9% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.0% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 3.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 50 Republic of Moldova 5.1% compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 5.1% compare
- 52 Lithuania 5.1% compare
- 54 Jamaica 4.9% compare
- 55 Philippines 4.9% compare
- 56 Bahamas 4.9% 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)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Vanuatu?
- International tourism, expenditures in Vanuatu was 5.0% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
- How does Vanuatu rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Vanuatu ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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.