Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Bhutan
103.62 million current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
105.63 million current US$
in 2024
Bhutan rank
161st
Papua New Guinea rank
160th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 105.63 million current US$ against 103.62 million current US$ in Bhutan, a difference of 2.00 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.50 million current US$ | 128.30 million current US$ | 78.80 million current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 58.46 million current US$ | 161.52 million current US$ | 103.06 million current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 74.97 million current US$ | 103.04 million current US$ | 28.07 million current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 105.63 million current US$ against 103.62 million current US$ in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.00 million current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Bhutan ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.