Laos vs South Africa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita
Laos
72.33 current US$ per person
in 2023
South Africa
71.82 current US$ per person
in 2024
Laos rank
132nd
South Africa rank
133rd
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita over time
- Laos
- South Africa
How they compare
Laos currently reports 72.33 current US$ per person against 71.82 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.51 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.
Laos ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.28 current US$ per person | 54.78 current US$ per person | 49.5 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3.69 current US$ per person | 93.37 current US$ per person | 89.68 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 115.62 current US$ per person | 115.36 current US$ per person | 0.258 current US$ per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 42.17 current US$ per person | 48.28 current US$ per person | 6.11 current US$ per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita, Laos or South Africa?
- Laos, at 72.33 current US$ per person against 71.82 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita between Laos and South Africa?
- 0.51 current US$ per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and South Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Laos and South Africa rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Laos ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.