Vanuatu tourism statistics: arrivals, nights and spend

Where Vanuatu stands, June 2026

Vanuatu in June: up on a year

Vanuatu recorded 11,183 visitor arrivals in June 2026, +33.7% on a year and 105.4% of the June 2019 level.

Among the destinations it competes with: Tonga +47.0%, New Caledonia +35.9%.

From the figures on 20 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when July is published

At a glance

Latest month	June 2026
Visitor arrivals	11,183
On a year	+33.7%
Against June 2019	105.4%
Year to date, on a year	+30.4%
Growth rank in Asia Pacific	4 of 18
Best month on record	July 2018

Jet fuel, a gallon$3.04+45.3% on a year/v1/fuel

Growth 20263.5%projected/v1/economy/VU

This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/VU/briefAnalyst

Visitor arrivals to Vanuatu, and the change on a year

Visitor arrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %

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Vanuatu against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Vanuatu.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=VUDeveloper

Country	Latest	Figure	On a year	Vs 2019	Year to date	Rivalry with Vanuatu

The last six months

Month	Visitor arrivals	On a year	Vs 2019	Vs 3-year average
Jun 2026	11,183	+33.7%	105.4%	+76.8%
May 2026	8,958	+26.1%	107.2%	+69.9%
Apr 2026	9,941	+24.1%	105.3%	+48.9%
Mar 2026	7,127	+35.4%	101.4%	+112.2%
Feb 2026	5,064	+16.0%	86.8%	+46.7%
Jan 2026	9,657	+43.6%	101.1%	+48.0%

The next three months

No forecast for Vanuatu yet: it needs a longer monthly history in one unbroken series.

How it is worked out See the full outlook

Who Vanuatu competes with for visitors

2 destinations chasing the same travellers

Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.

TongaRivalry 62

Same season and region

Tonga, June+47.0% · 8,795

Vanuatu, June+33.7% · 11K

New CaledoniaRivalry 34

AustraliaNew ZealandJapan

New Caledonia, June+35.9% · 6,357

Vanuatu, June+33.7% · 11K

Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/VU/rivals, on Developer and up.

Top origin markets, share of arrivals

Australia80.4%

New Zealand8.7%

China6.6%

New Caledonia3.1%

Japan1.2%

Twelve months 2025-07 to 2026-06Intel

Recovery against 2019105%June 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst

Forecast, next 12 monthsn/aNot worked out for Vanuatu yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

Market concentrationHHI 6,597The top three markets bring 96% of arrivals.Intel

What is held for Vanuatu

Measure	Frequency	Breakdown	Series	From	Latest
Arrivals	Monthly	Total	1	2005-01	2026-06
Arrivals	Monthly	Origin	9	2005-01	2026-06
Arrivals	Annual	Total	5	1995	2025
Spend	Quarterly	Total	4	1984-Q1	2023-Q2
Spend	Quarterly	Purpose	2	1998-Q1	2023-Q2
Spend	Annual	Total	4	1982	2022
Spend	Annual	Purpose	2	1998	2022

Monthly arrivals: 99.6% of months held since 2005, 1 missing and being looked for. See every month

Get Vanuatu in one call

# every arrivals month, Developer plan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=VU" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

# the whole country in one file, Intel plan
curl -o vu.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/VU.csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

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