Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Australia
Australia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▬ Flat
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Australia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Australia stood at 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Australia peaked at 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Australia 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +981.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +100.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Australia 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 | +981.0% | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +100.4% | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | -79.9% | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -77.8% | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 73 Romania 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Philippines 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Georgia 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Denmark 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 New Caledonia 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Croatia 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Australia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Australia was 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Australia ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.