Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Papua New Guinea is 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 unit in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 182 Botswana 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Algeria 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Benin 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Liberia 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Myanmar 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Afghanistan 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Papua New Guinea?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Papua New Guinea was 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.