Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 9.99 current US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 9.99 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 26.02 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.49 current US$ per person, in 2003.
Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.49 current US$ per person | — |
| 2004 | 11.36 current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 13.27 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 12.8 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 17.71 current US$ per person | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 17.35 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.82 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 18.08 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 23.54 current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 25.12 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 26.02 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.71 current US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 15.44 current US$ per person | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 14.13 current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 18.37 current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 14.26 current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 14.67 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.32 current US$ per person | -36.5% |
| 2021 | 10.76 current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 11.14 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 9.3 current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 9.99 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.11 current US$ per person | 8.49 current US$ per person | 17.82 current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.93 current US$ per person | 14.13 current US$ per person | 26.02 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1 current US$ per person | 9.3 current US$ per person | 11.14 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 9.99 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.02 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.49 current US$ per person in 2003.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.