Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.4% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 191st out of 191 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 … unit in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +98.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +770.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +128.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | +770.6% | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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 unit in Papua New Guinea?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Papua New Guinea was 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. 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 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.