Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 213.42 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 213.42 current US$ per square kilometre for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Papua New Guinea peaked at 476.97 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 114.83 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2003.
Papua New Guinea ranks 177th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 114.83 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 158.77 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 191.45 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 190.79 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 272.27 current US$ per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2008 | 275.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 291.48 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 304.73 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 408.51 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 448.26 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 476.97 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 370.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 298.11 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 279.56 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 372.3 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2018 | 295.9 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 311.35 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 202.1 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 237.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 250.89 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 213.42 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213.53 current US$ per square kilometre | 114.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 291.48 current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 356.67 current US$ per square kilometre | 279.56 current US$ per square kilometre | 476.97 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 226.1 current US$ per square kilometre | 202.1 current US$ per square kilometre | 250.89 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 174 Central African Republic 279.3 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 175 Mozambique 243.74 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 176 Kenya 237.89 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 178 Sierra Leone 195.4 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 179 Tajikistan 189.65 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 180 Mali 177.31 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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 square in Papua New Guinea?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Papua New Guinea was 213.42 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 476.97 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 114.83 current US$ per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 177th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.