International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Papua New Guinea

International tourist arrivals in Papua New Guinea in 2020 — 39,000 people. Ranked 123 in the world out of 132. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 67.5%.

2020 39,000 people −81.52% vs 2019
World rank 123of 132
Period maximum 211,000 people2019
Period minimum 39,000 people2020

Trend over time

2008–2020 · people

International tourist arrivals — Papua New Guinea, 2008–20200100,000200,000300,00020082010201220142016201820202008: 120,000 people2009: 126,000 people2010: 146,000 people2011: 165,000 people2012: 175,000 people2013: 182,000 people2014: 191,000 people2015: 199,000 people2016: 198,000 people2017: 182,000 people2018: 195,000 people2019: 211,000 people2020: 39,000 people
Change over the period: −81,000 (−67.5%) Average annual rate: -8.94 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 39,000 people
East Asia & Pacific computed 70.79M people
Melanesia computed 324,800 people
International tourist arrivals — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 39,000 −172,000 −81.52%
2019 211,000 +16,000 +8.21%
2018 195,000 +13,000 +7.14%
2017 182,000 −16,000 −8.08%
2016 198,000 −1,000 −0.5%
2015 199,000 +8,000 +4.19%
2014 191,000 +9,000 +4.95%
2013 182,000 +7,000 +4%
2012 175,000 +10,000 +6.06%
2011 165,000 +19,000 +13.01%
2010 146,000 +20,000 +15.87%
2009 126,000 +6,000 +5%
2008 120,000

Melanesia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of arrivals of foreign visitors who stay overnight in the country (tourists) over a year. Arrivals are counted, not people: the same person who comes three times gives three arrivals. Same-day visitors and passengers in transit are not counted, which noticeably lowers the indicator for transit hubs.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.