Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in China
China: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 177.89 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in China, 1997–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
China recorded 177.89 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.1% on the previous year and up 91.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in China peaked at 177.89 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5 current US$ per person, in 1997.
That places China 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 China, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.5 current US$ per person | — |
| 1998 | 8.01 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 9.28 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 11.22 current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 11.79 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 13.09 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 12.97 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.48 current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 92.87 current US$ per person | +463.5% |
| 2021 | 77.45 current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 81.3 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 137.81 current US$ per person | +69.5% |
| 2024 | 177.89 current US$ per person | +29.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +463.5% | 16.48 current US$ per person | 92.87 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.26 current US$ per person | 7.5 current US$ per person | 9.28 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.11 current US$ per person | 11.22 current US$ per person | 16.48 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 113.47 current US$ per person | 77.45 current US$ per person | 177.89 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 99 El Salvador 189.63 current US$ per person compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 182.79 current US$ per person compare
- 101 Barbados 182.75 current US$ per person compare
- 103 Cape Verde 177.33 current US$ per person compare
- 104 Suriname 175.71 current US$ per person compare
- 105 Fiji 175.37 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for China
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in China?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in China was 177.89 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 177.89 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 current US$ per person in 1997.
- How does China rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- China ranks 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this China 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.