Canada vs India: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Canada
43.43 billion current US$
in 2024
India
41.34 billion current US$
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
India rank
10th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 43.43 billion current US$ against 41.34 billion current US$ in India, a difference of 2.09 billion current US$.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and India ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.48 billion current US$ | 6.93 billion current US$ | 14.55 billion current US$ | Canada |
| 2020s | 26.29 billion current US$ | 29.10 billion current US$ | 2.81 billion current US$ | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 43.43 billion current US$ against 41.34 billion current US$ in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between Canada and India?
- 2.09 billion current US$, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Canada ranks 8th and India ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.