Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 30.51 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Nigeria, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Nigeria is 30.51 current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 78.32 current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.45 current US$ per person, in 2005.
That places Nigeria 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.46 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 11.59 current US$ per person | +36.9% |
| 1997 | 15.76 current US$ per person | +36.0% |
| 1998 | 13.26 current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 5.2 current US$ per person | -60.8% |
| 2000 | 4.83 current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 6.61 current US$ per person | +36.9% |
| 2002 | 6.82 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 15.13 current US$ per person | +121.9% |
| 2005 | 3.45 current US$ per person | -77.2% |
| 2006 | 23.72 current US$ per person | +586.6% |
| 2007 | 43.49 current US$ per person | +83.3% |
| 2008 | 69.84 current US$ per person | +60.6% |
| 2009 | 38.48 current US$ per person | -44.9% |
| 2010 | 50.1 current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 55.62 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 52.44 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 50.55 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 49.51 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 47.29 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 23.15 current US$ per person | -51.1% |
| 2017 | 40.92 current US$ per person | +76.8% |
| 2018 | 64.5 current US$ per person | +57.6% |
| 2019 | 78.32 current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 30.9 current US$ per person | -60.5% |
| 2021 | 31.23 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 31.19 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 30.54 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 30.51 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +586.6% | 3.45 current US$ per person | 23.72 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.85 current US$ per person | 5.2 current US$ per person | 15.76 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.6 current US$ per person | 3.45 current US$ per person | 69.84 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.24 current US$ per person | 23.15 current US$ per person | 78.32 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.88 current US$ per person | 30.51 current US$ per person | 31.23 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 152 Central African Republic 34.62 current US$ per person compare
- 153 Eswatini 34.29 current US$ per person compare
- 154 Botswana 32.59 current US$ per person compare
- 156 India 28.49 current US$ per person compare
- 157 Rwanda 27.79 current US$ per person compare
- 158 Congo 26.7 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Nigeria?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Nigeria was 30.51 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.32 current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 current US$ per person in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.