Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Canada
Canada: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 1,053 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Canada, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1,053 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Canada peaked at 1,201 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 212.22 current US$ per person, in 2021.
Canada ranks 41st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 431.98 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 466.56 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 473.18 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 443.84 current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 460.47 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 492.9 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 471.75 current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 454.63 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 515.41 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 603.25 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 705.46 current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 800.34 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 945.64 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 1,018 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 898.75 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 1,095 current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 1,201 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 317.61 current US$ per person | -73.6% |
| 2021 | 212.22 current US$ per person | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 733.36 current US$ per person | +245.6% |
| 2023 | 980.46 current US$ per person | +33.7% |
| 2024 | 1,053 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Canada 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 | +245.6% | 212.22 current US$ per person | 733.36 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 455.21 current US$ per person | 431.98 current US$ per person | 473.18 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 690.61 current US$ per person | 454.63 current US$ per person | 1,018 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,148 current US$ per person | 1,095 current US$ per person | 1,201 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 659.24 current US$ per person | 212.22 current US$ per person | 1,053 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Canada?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Canada was 1,053 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,201 current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 212.22 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Canada ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.