the Federated States of Micronesia recorded a total of 18,000 tourists in 2019, ranking 195th in the world in absolute terms.
That smaller countries regularly perform lower in a comparison of the absolute number of guests, is obvious. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Micronesia, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.16 tourists per resident, Micronesia ranked 101st in the world. In Micronesia, it ranked 4th.
In 2015, Micronesia generated around 25.00 million US dollars in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 6.2 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 13 percent of all international tourism receipts in Micronesia.
On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2015 spent about 678 US dollars.
Development of the tourism sector in Micronesia from 1996 to 2019
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Micronesia each year. Anyone who spends at least one night in the country but does not live there for more than 12 months is considered a tourist. Insofar as the survey included the purpose of the trip, business trips and other non-tourism travel purposes have already been excluded. The number of people passing through within the same day, and e.g., crew members of ships or flights are also not considered tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.
Revenues from tourism
In 1997, tourism revenues amounted to 15.80 million USD, or about 7.6 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 17,200.00 tourists at that time and roughly 919 USD per person. Within 18 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased slightly. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales were $25.00 million billion, 7.9 percent of gross national product. Thus, each visitor spent an average of $801 on their vacation in Micronesia.
Full figures for 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, are not currently available. However, national and international travel has been restricted worldwide, and some countries have even been closed off from the outside world altogether. Dramatic revenue losses are expected, with some countries experiencing losses of up to more than 80%.
All data for the Federated States of Micronesia in detail
Year
Number of tourists
Receipts
% of GNP
Receipts per tourist
2019
18,000
2018
19,200.00
2016
29,600.00
2015
31,200.00
25.00 m $
7.9 %
801 $
2014
35,400.00
29.00 m $
9.1 %
819 $
2013
42,100.00
27.00 m $
8.5 %
641 $
2012
38,300.00
22.00 m $
6.7 %
574 $
2011
35,400.00
22.00 m $
7.1 %
621 $
2010
44,700.00
24.00 m $
8.1 %
537 $
2009
47,500
22.00 m $
7.8 %
463 $
2008
25,700.00
27.00 m $
10.26 %
1,051 $
2007
21,100.00
25.00 m $
9.7 %
1,185 $
2006
19,100.00
23.00 m $
9.1 %
1,204 $
2005
19,000
21.00 m $
8.4 %
1,105 $
2004
19,300.00
19.00 m $
7.9 %
984 $
2003
18,200.00
16.70 m $
6.8 %
918 $
2002
19,100.00
16.80 m $
6.9 %
880 $
2001
15,300.00
14.70 m $
6.1 %
961 $
2000
20,500
17.00 m $
7.3 %
829 $
1999
16,100.00
13.90 m $
6.3 %
863 $
1998
13,400.00
13.20 m $
6.0 %
985 $
1997
17,200.00
15.80 m $
7.6 %
919 $
1996
17,600.00
Our data on tourist numbers, revenues and expenditures are based on information from the World Tourism Organization. However, to ensure international comparability, the data for some years or countries were manually researched and corrected if they obviously included visitors without overnight stays. In these cases, the data were taken from the official communications of the respective national tourism authorities.
The World Tourism Organization additionally points out that in some countries, the number of tourists is only counted at airports, while in others they are also counted at border crossings or even hotels. A comprehensive and reliable indication is therefore hardly possible in any country.
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