Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 1,325 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1,325 current US$ per person for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Sweden peaked at 1,586 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 592.31 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Sweden 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 772.18 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 864.38 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 774.36 current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 970.63 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 1,008 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1,010 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 889.84 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 921.12 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,047 current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 1,233 current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 1,228 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,229 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,492 current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 1,586 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1,299 current US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 1,490 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 592.31 current US$ per person | -60.2% |
| 2021 | 803.67 current US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 1,176 current US$ per person | +46.3% |
| 2023 | 1,303 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 1,325 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 877.87 current US$ per person | 772.18 current US$ per person | 1,008 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,193 current US$ per person | 889.84 current US$ per person | 1,586 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,490 current US$ per person | 1,490 current US$ per person | 1,490 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,040 current US$ per person | 592.31 current US$ per person | 1,325 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 30 Germany 1,441 current US$ per person compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,417 current US$ per person compare
- 32 Finland 1,332 current US$ per person compare
- 34 Slovenia 1,309 current US$ per person compare
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 1,281 current US$ per person compare
- 36 Albania 1,273 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Sweden?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Sweden was 1,325 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,586 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 592.31 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.