Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 2,979 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Switzerland, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Switzerland stood at 2,979 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 2,979 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,043 current US$ per person, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,346 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 1,385 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1,262 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 1,231 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1,070 current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 1,091 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,043 current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1,048 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,246 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 1,423 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 1,508 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1,580 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1,719 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 1,841 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 1,782 current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1,832 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,217 current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 2,361 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 2,468 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2,546 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,375 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 2,382 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,545 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 2,521 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,472 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,236 current US$ per person | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 1,456 current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 2,349 current US$ per person | +61.3% |
| 2023 | 2,792 current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 2,979 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Switzerland 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 | +61.3% | 1,456 current US$ per person | 2,349 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -50.0% | 2,472 current US$ per person | 1,236 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,259 current US$ per person | 1,070 current US$ per person | 1,385 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,428 current US$ per person | 1,043 current US$ per person | 1,841 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,372 current US$ per person | 1,832 current US$ per person | 2,546 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,162 current US$ per person | 1,236 current US$ per person | 2,979 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Switzerland?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Switzerland was 2,979 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,979 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,043 current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.