Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Japan
Japan: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 153.42 current US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Japan, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 153.42 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Japan peaked at 377.07 current US$ per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.14 current US$ per person, in 2021.
That places Japan 109th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 374.31 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 372.15 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 328.27 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 279.54 current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 325.46 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 336.19 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 279.4 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 274.45 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 285.82 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 377.07 current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 376.42 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 294.52 current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 291.08 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 304.31 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 271.67 current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 306.91 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 311.03 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 320.99 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 253 current US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 224.78 current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 182.88 current US$ per person | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 204.35 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 202.99 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 221.57 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 230.16 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 53.55 current US$ per person | -76.7% |
| 2021 | 26.14 current US$ per person | -51.2% |
| 2022 | 51.73 current US$ per person | +97.9% |
| 2023 | 134.07 current US$ per person | +159.2% |
| 2024 | 153.42 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +159.2% | 51.73 current US$ per person | 134.07 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 335.95 current US$ per person | 279.54 current US$ per person | 374.31 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 309.09 current US$ per person | 271.67 current US$ per person | 377.07 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 245.87 current US$ per person | 182.88 current US$ per person | 320.99 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.78 current US$ per person | 26.14 current US$ per person | 153.42 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Japan?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Japan was 153.42 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 377.07 current US$ per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.14 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Japan ranks 109th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.