Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual was -75.41 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Papua New Guinea, 2004–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Papua New Guinea stood at -75.41 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 241.9% on the previous year and down 186.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Papua New Guinea peaked at 853.75 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -75.41 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 44.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -103.1% |
| 2006 | -34.29 % change on previous year | +2334.3% |
| 2007 | 56.52 % change on previous year | -264.9% |
| 2008 | -41.67 % change on previous year | -173.7% |
| 2011 | 150 % change on previous year | -460.0% |
| 2012 | -60.67 % change on previous year | -140.4% |
| 2013 | 61.02 % change on previous year | -200.6% |
| 2014 | -26.32 % change on previous year | -143.1% |
| 2015 | -35.71 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 2016 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 2017 | 853.75 % change on previous year | -7783.8% |
| 2018 | -72.67 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 2019 | 12.71 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 2020 | -67.43 % change on previous year | -630.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4005 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2022 | 177.01 % change on previous year | +44099.0% |
| 2023 | 53.16 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2024 | -75.41 % change on previous year | -241.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -75.41 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.38 % change on previous year. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -75.41 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4 % change on previous year. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Papua New Guinea 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 | +44099.0% | 0.4005 % change on previous year | 177.01 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +7783.8% | -11.11 % change on previous year | 853.75 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -2334.3% | -1.41 % change on previous year | -34.29 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.81 % change on previous year | -41.67 % change on previous year | 56.52 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.78 % change on previous year | -72.67 % change on previous year | 853.75 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.55 % change on previous year | -75.41 % change on previous year | 177.01 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 182 Mauritania -67.72 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Syria -71.21 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Fiji -72.21 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Marshall Islands -87.04 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Vietnam -95.39 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Vanuatu -96.19 % change on previous year 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 international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Papua New Guinea?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Papua New Guinea was -75.41 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 853.75 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -75.41 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 186.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.