International tourism, number of departures in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: International tourism, number of departures was 92,000 in 2002. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2002
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 92,000 for international tourism, number of departures in 2002. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 142.1% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
International tourism, number of departures in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 51,000 | — |
| 1997 | 64,000 | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 65,000 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 58,000 | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 52,000 | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 38,000 | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 92,000 | +142.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,500 | 51,000 | 65,000 | 4 |
| 2000s | 60,667 | 38,000 | 92,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 101 Macau, China 125,000
- 102 Maldives 123,000 compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 122,000 compare
- 105 Republic of Moldova 75,000
- 106 Mauritius 65,000 compare
- 107 New Caledonia 48,000 compare
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Papua New Guinea?
- International tourism, number of departures in Papua New Guinea was 92,000 in 2002, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 92,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,000 in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 104th out of 117 countries with data for 2002.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.