Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Kiribati
Kiribati: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 651 trips in 2022. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Kiribati, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Kiribati stood at 651 trips.
That represents a change of up 6,410.0% on the previous year and down 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Kiribati peaked at 4,600 trips in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10 trips, in 2021.
Kiribati ranks 177th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,700 trips | — |
| 1996 | 3,000 trips | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 3,500 trips | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 3,900 trips | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 3,400 trips | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 2,600 trips | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 2,700 trips | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1,700 trips | -37.0% |
| 2003 | 2,300 trips | +35.3% |
| 2004 | 1,700 trips | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 2,100 trips | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 1,800 trips | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 3,400 trips | +88.9% |
| 2008 | 2,700 trips | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 2,200 trips | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 2,400 trips | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 3,300 trips | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 3,200 trips | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3,700 trips | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 3,100 trips | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 2,500 trips | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 3,500 trips | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 3,900 trips | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 4,200 trips | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 4,600 trips | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 900 trips | -80.4% |
| 2021 | 10 trips | -98.9% |
| 2022 | 651 trips | +6410.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 651 trips is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 369,200 trips, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 651 trips is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 466,300 trips, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +6410.0% | 10 trips | 651 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,300 trips | 2,700 trips | 3,900 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,320 trips | 1,700 trips | 3,400 trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,440 trips | 2,400 trips | 4,600 trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 520.33 trips | 10 trips | 900 trips | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 174 Solomon Islands 3,380 trips compare
- 175 Brunei 1,400 trips compare
- 176 Montserrat 1,361 trips compare
- 178 Tuvalu 121 trips compare
- 179 Bhutan 1 trips compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Kiribati?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Kiribati was 651 trips in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4,600 trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 trips in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Kiribati ranks 177th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.