Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 2,256 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 2,256 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.6% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2,256 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 864.16 current US$ per person, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 864.16 current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | 891.88 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 922.71 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 943.6 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,010 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1,326 current US$ per person | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 1,762 current US$ per person | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 2,004 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 2,108 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1,543 current US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 1,720 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 1,859 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2,039 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 2,104 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,966 current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1,956 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,917 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,913 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,926 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,946 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,605 current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 2,256 current US$ per person | +40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,338 current US$ per person | 864.16 current US$ per person | 2,108 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,935 current US$ per person | 1,720 current US$ per person | 2,104 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,930 current US$ per person | 1,605 current US$ per person | 2,256 current US$ per person | 2 |
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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 2,256 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2,256 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 864.16 current US$ per person in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.
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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.