International tourism, receipts for travel items in Kiribati
Kiribati: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 30,000 current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Kiribati, 2006–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 30,000 current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.1% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Kiribati peaked at 4.90 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30,000 current US$, in 2020.
Kiribati ranks 191st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.20 million current US$ | 2.30 million current US$ | 3.90 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.62 million current US$ | 2.00 million current US$ | 4.90 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,000 current US$ | 30,000 current US$ | 30,000 current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Kiribati
- Merchandise exports 20.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 2.1% (2021)
- Food exports 97.2% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 496.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 43.0% (2021)
- Food imports 41.4% (2021)
- Merchandise trade 147.8% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.05 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 70.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Kiribati?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Kiribati was 30,000 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, receipts for travel items recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4.90 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,000 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Kiribati rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Kiribati ranks 191st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.