Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 146.71 current US$ per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vanuatu, 1998–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vanuatu is 146.71 current US$ per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,916.4% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vanuatu peaked at 1,234 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.28 current US$ per person, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 113th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 403.78 current US$ per person | — |
| 1999 | 324.09 current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 370.41 current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 303.62 current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 367.6 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 413.46 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 452.09 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 493.45 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 504.81 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 641.73 current US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 828.57 current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 919.52 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 1,016 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 1,023 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,077 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,234 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 1,076 current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 879.37 current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 970.28 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 1,013 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 999.09 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 842.51 current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 195.67 current US$ per person | -76.8% |
| 2021 | 7.28 current US$ per person | -96.3% |
| 2022 | 146.71 current US$ per person | +1916.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 146.71 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 146.71 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 449.03 current US$ per person, 33% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Vanuatu 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 | +1916.4% | 7.28 current US$ per person | 146.71 current US$ per person |
| 2021 | -96.3% | 195.67 current US$ per person | 7.28 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -76.8% | 842.51 current US$ per person | 195.67 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 363.94 current US$ per person | 324.09 current US$ per person | 403.78 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 529.53 current US$ per person | 303.62 current US$ per person | 919.52 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,013 current US$ per person | 842.51 current US$ per person | 1,234 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.55 current US$ per person | 7.28 current US$ per person | 195.67 current US$ per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vanuatu?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vanuatu was 146.71 current US$ per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,234 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.28 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Vanuatu ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.