Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 2,374 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Belgium is 2,374 current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Belgium peaked at 2,374 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,057 current US$ per person, in 2001.
That places Belgium 19th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,057 current US$ per person | — |
| 2002 | 1,091 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,292 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 1,483 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 1,600 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 1,696 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 1,808 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,928 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 1,917 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,069 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 2,013 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2,196 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 2,359 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1,406 current US$ per person | -40.4% |
| 2016 | 1,458 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,568 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1,819 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 1,821 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,303 current US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 1,463 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 1,833 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 2,101 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 2,374 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -40.4% | 2,359 current US$ per person | 1,406 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,494 current US$ per person | 1,057 current US$ per person | 1,928 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,863 current US$ per person | 1,406 current US$ per person | 2,359 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,815 current US$ per person | 1,303 current US$ per person | 2,374 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Belgium?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Belgium was 2,374 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2,374 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,057 current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.