Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Ireland
Ireland: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 192,053 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Ireland, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Ireland is 192,053 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.7% on the previous year and up 113.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Ireland peaked at 192,053 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36,641 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Ireland 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Ireland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39,367 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 38,119 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 42,909 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 55,668 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 70,141 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 76,804 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 89,781 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 101,335 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 127,508 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 153,041 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 115,256 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 104,166 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 99,318 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 85,571 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 89,970 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 93,076 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 82,799 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 90,492 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 96,037 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 109,464 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 118,392 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 37,218 current US$ per square kilometre | -68.6% |
| 2021 | 36,641 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 123,323 current US$ per square kilometre | +236.6% |
| 2023 | 192,053 current US$ per square kilometre | +55.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Ireland 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 | +236.6% | 36,641 current US$ per square kilometre | 123,323 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,367 current US$ per square kilometre | 39,367 current US$ per square kilometre | 39,367 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 87,056 current US$ per square kilometre | 38,119 current US$ per square kilometre | 153,041 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,928 current US$ per square kilometre | 82,799 current US$ per square kilometre | 118,392 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,309 current US$ per square kilometre | 36,641 current US$ per square kilometre | 192,053 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 28 Seychelles 242,524 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 239,060 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Austria 210,063 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Saint Lucia 189,031 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 162,435 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 160,492 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Ireland?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Ireland was 192,053 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 192,053 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,641 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Ireland ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.