Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 0.1516 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1516 current US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 75.8% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.66 current US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1516 current US$ per person, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 194th out of 194 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 … capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8001 current US$ per person | — |
| 2004 | 1.12 current US$ per person | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 1.07 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6817 current US$ per person | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 current US$ per person | +51.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5847 current US$ per person | -43.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3144 current US$ per person | -46.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7634 current US$ per person | +142.8% |
| 2012 | 0.292 current US$ per person | -61.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4577 current US$ per person | +56.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3285 current US$ per person | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2059 current US$ per person | -37.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1785 current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.66 current US$ per person | +831.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4439 current US$ per person | -73.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4891 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1559 current US$ per person | -68.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1535 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4172 current US$ per person | +171.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6275 current US$ per person | +50.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1516 current US$ per person | -75.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1516 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1516 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 449.03 current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +831.2% | 0.1785 current US$ per person | 1.66 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8823 current US$ per person | 0.5847 current US$ per person | 1.12 current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5136 current US$ per person | 0.1785 current US$ per person | 1.66 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3012 current US$ per person | 0.1516 current US$ per person | 0.6275 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Papua New Guinea?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Papua New Guinea was 0.1516 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 current US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1516 current US$ per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.