Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands, 1995–2021
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure 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 as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands peaked at 15.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, 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 as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.1% | — |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -71.9% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +1744.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -43.8% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -81.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -88.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 0.8% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Marshall Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6305 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 3,059 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 18.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,410 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 24.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands was 0.2% in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Marshall Islands ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp 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 UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.