Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Australia
Australia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 1,907 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Australia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Australia stood at 1,907 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Australia peaked at 1,907 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.68 current US$ per person, in 2021.
Australia ranks 24th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 422.38 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 468.87 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 482.01 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 446.43 current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 467.67 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 476.38 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 424.6 current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 443.19 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 529.09 current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 737.58 current US$ per person | +39.4% |
| 2005 | 800.57 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 845.58 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1,059 current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 1,203 current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 1,046 current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 1,264 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 1,520 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 1,550 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,761 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 1,654 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1,431 current US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 1,477 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,590 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1,717 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1,582 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 330.74 current US$ per person | -79.1% |
| 2021 | 77.68 current US$ per person | -76.5% |
| 2022 | 900.69 current US$ per person | +1059.4% |
| 2023 | 1,802 current US$ per person | +100.1% |
| 2024 | 1,907 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1059.4% | 77.68 current US$ per person | 900.69 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 457.47 current US$ per person | 422.38 current US$ per person | 482.01 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 756.41 current US$ per person | 424.6 current US$ per person | 1,203 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,555 current US$ per person | 1,264 current US$ per person | 1,761 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,004 current US$ per person | 77.68 current US$ per person | 1,907 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 21 Austria 2,080 current US$ per person compare
- 22 Denmark 2,053 current US$ per person compare
- 23 Cyprus 2,012 current US$ per person compare
- 25 United Kingdom 1,723 current US$ per person compare
- 26 Netherlands 1,602 current US$ per person compare
- 27 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,559 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Australia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Australia was 1,907 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,907 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.68 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.