Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 2,491 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ireland, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ireland stood at 2,491 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 52.8% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ireland peaked at 2,491 current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 493.92 current US$ per person, in 2021.
That places Ireland 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 722.28 current US$ per person | — |
| 2000 | 690.11 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 764.57 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 975.34 current US$ per person | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 1,209 current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 1,300 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 1,487 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 1,634 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 1,997 current US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 2,348 current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 1,751 current US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 1,574 current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 1,494 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,282 current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 1,340 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,377 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,213 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 1,309 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 1,370 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1,540 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 1,639 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 508.75 current US$ per person | -69.0% |
| 2021 | 493.92 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,630 current US$ per person | +230.0% |
| 2023 | 2,491 current US$ per person | +52.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ireland 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 | +230.0% | 493.92 current US$ per person | 1,630 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 722.28 current US$ per person | 722.28 current US$ per person | 722.28 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,416 current US$ per person | 690.11 current US$ per person | 2,348 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,414 current US$ per person | 1,213 current US$ per person | 1,639 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,281 current US$ per person | 493.92 current US$ per person | 2,491 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ireland?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Ireland was 2,491 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,491 current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 493.92 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.