International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 18.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu is 18.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu peaked at 41.00 million current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Vanuatu ranks 171st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.40 million current US$ | 5.00 million current US$ | 9.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.50 million current US$ | 8.00 million current US$ | 29.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.40 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 41.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.00 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 168 Marshall Islands 19.90 million current US$ compare
- 169 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 19.00 million current US$ compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 19.00 million current US$ compare
- 171 Mauritania 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 173 Djibouti 14.90 million current US$ compare
- 174 Palau 13.70 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 74.02 million current US$ (2022)
- Transport services 34.9% (2022)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Vanuatu was 18.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 41.00 million current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Vanuatu rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Vanuatu ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.