International tourism, number of departures in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: International tourism, number of departures was 9,400 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Vanuatu, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of departures in Vanuatu stood at 9,400. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 74.2% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Vanuatu peaked at 36,400 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,400, in 2020.
That places Vanuatu 115th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,000 | — |
| 1996 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 19,000 | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 26,000 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 20,300 | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 26,300 | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 28,400 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 36,400 | +28.2% |
| 2020 | 9,400 | -74.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,400 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 14,300 | 11,000 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,640 | 20,300 | 36,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,400 | 9,400 | 9,400 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 112 Seychelles 19,000 compare
- 113 Samoa 18,500 compare
- 114 French Polynesia 12,000 compare
- 116 Chad 5,500 compare
- 117 Tuvalu 2,100 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, number of departures in Vanuatu?
- International tourism, number of departures in Vanuatu was 9,400 in 2020, 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 36,400 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,400 in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Vanuatu ranks 115th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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.