Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 105.63 million current US$ against 99.80 million current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 5.83 million current US$.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mauritania ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.50 million current US$ | 161.53 million current US$ | 84.03 million current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 54.64 million current US$ | 102.39 million current US$ | 47.75 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, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 105.63 million current US$ against 99.80 million current US$ in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 5.83 million current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Mauritania ranks 163rd 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.