Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 28,600 trips in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Vanuatu, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Vanuatu stood at 28,600 trips.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Vanuatu peaked at 112,600 trips in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20,900 trips, in 2020.
That places Vanuatu 159th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 38,000 trips | — |
| 1996 | 40,000 trips | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 44,000 trips | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 46,000 trips | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 45,000 trips | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 52,000 trips | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 47,000 trips | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 43,000 trips | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 43,000 trips | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 53,000 trips | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 54,000 trips | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 59,000 trips | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 70,000 trips | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 80,600 trips | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 91,300 trips | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 87,600 trips | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 84,000 trips | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 96,900 trips | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 101,000 trips | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 100,700 trips | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 81,200 trips | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 86,600 trips | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 100,800 trips | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 108,100 trips | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 112,600 trips | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 20,900 trips | -81.4% |
| 2021 | 24,750 trips | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 28,600 trips | +15.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 28,600 trips is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 369,200 trips, 8% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 28,600 trips is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 466,300 trips, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -81.4% | 112,600 trips | 20,900 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,600 trips | 38,000 trips | 46,000 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 59,290 trips | 43,000 trips | 91,300 trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,950 trips | 81,200 trips | 112,600 trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,750 trips | 20,900 trips | 28,600 trips | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 157 Niger 42,700 trips compare
- 158 Central African Republic 33,400 trips compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 26,300 trips compare
- 161 Comoros 24,900 trips compare
- 162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18,200 trips compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Vanuatu?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Vanuatu was 28,600 trips in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 112,600 trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,900 trips in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Vanuatu ranks 159th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.