Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Marshall Islands, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.0% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Marshall Islands ranks 178th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 … unit in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1744.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -81.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1744.9% | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 175 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 176 Pakistan 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Malawi 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 China 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Gabon 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 Libya 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Marshall Islands?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Marshall Islands was 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Marshall Islands ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.