Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 400.18 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malaysia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 400.18 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 452.6 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 98.6 current US$ per person, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 78th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 133.89 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 145.42 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 147.74 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 98.6 current US$ per person | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 106.17 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 110.72 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 144.13 current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 138.16 current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 137.81 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 151.33 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 167.94 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 192.48 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 244.46 current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 280.16 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 255.86 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 323.08 current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 381.87 current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 443.82 current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 443.32 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 452.6 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 371.37 current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 356.69 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 375.36 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 401.29 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 409.5 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 153.13 current US$ per person | -62.6% |
| 2021 | 110.75 current US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 215.5 current US$ per person | +94.6% |
| 2023 | 346.89 current US$ per person | +61.0% |
| 2024 | 400.18 current US$ per person | +15.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malaysia 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 | +94.6% | 110.75 current US$ per person | 215.5 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126.36 current US$ per person | 98.6 current US$ per person | 147.74 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 182.31 current US$ per person | 110.72 current US$ per person | 280.16 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 395.89 current US$ per person | 323.08 current US$ per person | 452.6 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 245.29 current US$ per person | 110.75 current US$ per person | 400.18 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 75 Puerto Rico 447.43 current US$ per person compare
- 76 Costa Rica 415.8 current US$ per person compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 412.94 current US$ per person compare
- 79 Vanuatu 372 current US$ per person compare
- 80 Bulgaria 369.39 current US$ per person compare
- 81 Libya 366.84 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malaysia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malaysia was 400.18 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 452.6 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6 current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 78th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.