Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 447.43 current US$ per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1995–2022
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 Puerto Rico is 447.43 current US$ per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 56.7% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 468.24 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 278.06 current US$ per person, in 2015.
That places Puerto Rico 75th out of 195 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 313.6 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 305.26 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 328.51 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 328.48 current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 308.42 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 349.81 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 381.27 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 344.95 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 371.13 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 413.91 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 435.19 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 460.42 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 460.75 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 468.24 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 371.08 current US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 317.36 current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 325.44 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 317.4 current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 314.48 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 305.16 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 278.06 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 304.27 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 306.67 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 289 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 331.25 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 299.58 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 285.47 current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 447.43 current US$ per person | +56.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Puerto Rico 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 | +56.7% | 285.47 current US$ per person | 447.43 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 316.85 current US$ per person | 305.26 current US$ per person | 328.51 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 405.68 current US$ per person | 344.95 current US$ per person | 468.24 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.91 current US$ per person | 278.06 current US$ per person | 331.25 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 344.16 current US$ per person | 285.47 current US$ per person | 447.43 current US$ per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 72 Grenada 485 current US$ per person compare
- 73 Mongolia 483.72 current US$ per person compare
- 74 Mauritius 454.39 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
- 78 Malaysia 400.18 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Puerto Rico was 447.43 current US$ per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 468.24 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 278.06 current US$ per person in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 75th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.