Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 111.47 million current US$ against 105.63 million current US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.85 million current US$.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Suriname ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.70 million current US$ | 54.00 million current US$ | 42.70 million current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 161.52 million current US$ | 85.00 million current US$ | 76.52 million current US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 103.04 million current US$ | 86.62 million current US$ | 16.42 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, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 111.47 million current US$ against 105.63 million current US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 5.85 million current US$, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 159th 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.