Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Switzerland
Switzerland: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 628,027 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 628,027 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Switzerland peaked at 628,027 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 190,778 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 239,769 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 247,872 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 226,275 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 221,474 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 193,448 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 198,287 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 190,778 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 193,137 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 231,478 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 266,152 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 283,874 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 299,168 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 328,584 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 356,402 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 349,220 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 362,714 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 443,858 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 477,779 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 505,272 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 527,678 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 497,897 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 504,738 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 544,349 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 543,235 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 536,477 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 270,322 current US$ per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 2021 | 320,884 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 521,767 current US$ per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 2023 | 628,027 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square 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 | +62.6% | 320,884 current US$ per square kilometre | 521,767 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -49.6% | 536,477 current US$ per square kilometre | 270,322 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 225,768 current US$ per square kilometre | 193,448 current US$ per square kilometre | 247,872 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 269,708 current US$ per square kilometre | 190,778 current US$ per square kilometre | 356,402 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 494,400 current US$ per square kilometre | 362,714 current US$ per square kilometre | 544,349 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 435,250 current US$ per square kilometre | 270,322 current US$ per square kilometre | 628,027 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 14 Belgium 811,628 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Netherlands 752,421 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Andorra 634,794 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Israel 538,983 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Tuvalu 479,540 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 United Kingdom 414,446 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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 square in Switzerland?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Switzerland was 628,027 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 628,027 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,778 current US$ per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 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.