International tourism, receipts in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: International tourism, receipts was 4.23 million current US$ in 2018. β Volatile
International tourism, receipts in Papua New Guinea, 2003β2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 4.23 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 2018.
That represents a change of down 72.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.26 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million current US$, in 2016.
That places Papua New Guinea 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.59 million current US$ | 3.70 million current US$ | 9.40 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.01 million current US$ | 1.60 million current US$ | 15.26 million current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 188 Solomon Islands 7.00 million current US$ compare
- 189 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 6.40 million current US$ compare
- 190 Kiribati 5.17 million current US$ compare
- 192 Burundi 3.70 million current US$ compare
- 193 Tuvalu 2.40 million current US$ compare
- 194 Naoero 1.60 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Papua New Guinea?
- International tourism, receipts in Papua New Guinea was 4.23 million current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.26 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million current US$ in 2016.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.