International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 8.60 million current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Marshall Islands, 2005–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Marshall Islands stood at 8.60 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 230.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Marshall Islands peaked at 8.60 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million current US$, in 2015.
That places Marshall Islands 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.20 million current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 3.10 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.90 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 2.60 million current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 2.90 million current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 3.50 million current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 4.50 million current US$ | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 3.90 million current US$ | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 4.10 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 5.20 million current US$ | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 1.30 million current US$ | -75.0% |
| 2016 | 5.20 million current US$ | +300.0% |
| 2017 | 6.60 million current US$ | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 8.60 million current US$ | +30.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 8.60 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 426.00 million current US$, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 8.60 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 186.00 million current US$, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Marshall Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +300.0% | 1.30 million current US$ | 5.20 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.94 million current US$ | 2.60 million current US$ | 3.20 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.77 million current US$ | 1.30 million current US$ | 8.60 million current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More private sector data for Marshall Islands
- Merchandise trade 59.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 111.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 64.21 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.38 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,984 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,059 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Marshall Islands?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Marshall Islands was 8.60 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 for travel items recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.60 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million current US$ in 2015.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Marshall Islands ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.