Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Portugal
Portugal: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 87,016 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Portugal, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Portugal stood at 87,016 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Portugal peaked at 87,016 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27,224 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1997.
Portugal ranks 45th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Portugal, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27,749 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 29,519 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 27,224 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 30,339 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 30,142 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 30,098 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 28,481 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 28,798 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 32,601 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 36,831 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 40,910 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 45,304 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 53,209 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 57,768 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 50,322 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 51,228 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 54,056 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 48,936 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 53,294 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 56,907 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 49,953 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 51,383 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 60,138 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 70,160 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 74,482 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 38,574 current US$ per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 2021 | 51,370 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 73,600 current US$ per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2023 | 87,016 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,995 current US$ per square kilometre | 27,224 current US$ per square kilometre | 30,339 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 40,432 current US$ per square kilometre | 28,481 current US$ per square kilometre | 57,768 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,054 current US$ per square kilometre | 48,936 current US$ per square kilometre | 74,482 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,640 current US$ per square kilometre | 38,574 current US$ per square kilometre | 87,016 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 110,709 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Czechia 98,221 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Albania 95,744 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Armenia 75,888 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Jamaica 67,723 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 48 Tonga 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Portugal?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Portugal was 87,016 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 87,016 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,224 current US$ per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Portugal rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.