Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Papua New Guinea, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3.2% for travel services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Papua New Guinea peaked at 12.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 189th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12.9% | — |
| 1977 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -24.2% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +16.1% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | +29.9% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | +18.8% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +35.4% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +36.6% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -34.4% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -29.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +38.7% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +18.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 14% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 7.8% | 12.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.5% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Commercial service imports 2.40 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 75.10 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Papua New Guinea?
- Travel services in Papua New Guinea was 3.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for travel services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 189th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.