International tourism, receipts for travel items in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 1.76 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Pacific island small states, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Pacific island small states stood at 1.76 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Pacific island small states peaked at 1.76 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 353.33 million current US$, in 2000.
That places Pacific island small states 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 475.72 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 504.74 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 516.97 million current US$ | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 433.63 million current US$ | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 455.43 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 353.33 million current US$ | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 354.47 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 419.25 million current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 533.04 million current US$ | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 653.64 million current US$ | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 743.49 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 777.59 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 849.57 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 billion current US$ | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 963.10 million current US$ | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 1.14 billion current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 1.30 billion current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.40 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.48 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.46 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.56 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.65 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.75 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.76 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 477.30 million current US$ | 433.63 million current US$ | 516.97 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 673.78 million current US$ | 353.33 million current US$ | 1.09 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 billion current US$ | 1.14 billion current US$ | 1.76 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 40 Russia 2.85 billion current US$ compare
- 41 Hong Kong 2.84 billion current US$ compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 2.67 billion current US$ compare
- 43 South Africa 2.61 billion current US$ compare
- 44 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.60 billion current US$ compare
- 45 Israel 2.50 billion current US$ compare
- 46 Myanmar 2.48 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Pacific island small states
- Merchandise trade 66.2% (2025)
- Food imports 23.7% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 6.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 16.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 781.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Pacific island small states?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Pacific island small states was 1.76 billion current US$ in 2019, 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 353.33 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.