Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 71.82 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 71.82 current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in South Africa peaked at 157.35 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.2 current US$ per person, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 133rd of 195 countries on this measure, 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 54.2 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 51.46 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 56.01 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 54.08 current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 58.14 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 56.91 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 49.74 current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 46.88 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 75.36 current US$ per person | +60.8% |
| 2004 | 86.48 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 97.23 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 104.6 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 120.8 current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 135.09 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 124.13 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 155.49 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 157.35 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 131.06 current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 116.06 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 110.19 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 97.3 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 90.01 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 100.3 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 102.66 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 93.16 current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 24.2 current US$ per person | -74.0% |
| 2021 | 27.14 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 68.88 current US$ per person | +153.8% |
| 2023 | 72.89 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 71.82 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in South Africa 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 | +153.8% | 27.14 current US$ per person | 68.88 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.78 current US$ per person | 51.46 current US$ per person | 58.14 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 89.72 current US$ per person | 46.88 current US$ per person | 135.09 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.36 current US$ per person | 90.01 current US$ per person | 157.35 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.99 current US$ per person | 24.2 current US$ per person | 72.89 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 130 Honduras 75.69 current US$ per person compare
- 131 Sao Tome and Principe 74.9 current US$ per person compare
- 132 Laos 72.33 current US$ per person compare
- 134 Belarus 71.42 current US$ per person compare
- 135 Bolivia 68.9 current US$ per person compare
- 136 Nepal 68.22 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in South Africa?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in South Africa was 71.82 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 157.35 current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.