Travel services in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Travel services was 13.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Travel services in New Caledonia, 2002–2016
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2016, travel services in New Caledonia stood at 13.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in New Caledonia peaked at 28.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2012.
That places New Caledonia 135th out of 198 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Travel services in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.0% | — |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -48.2% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +10.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 13.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.3%, 65% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 13.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.6%, 61% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 11.4% | 28.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.2% | 14.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More private sector data for New Caledonia
- Merchandise trade 41.1% (2024)
- Food imports 15.8% (2015)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2015)
- Merchandise imports 2.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.4% (2015)
- Manufactures exports 59.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 1.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,283 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in New Caledonia?
- Travel services in New Caledonia was 13.8% in 2016, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2012.
- How does New Caledonia rank for travel services?
- New Caledonia ranks 135th out of 198 countries with data for 2016.
- Is travel services rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.