Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Belgium
Belgium: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Belgium peaked at 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Belgium 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -30.0% | 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -27.2% | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 42 Nepal 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Serbia 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Grenada 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Moldova 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Bermuda 0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 French Polynesia 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Belgium?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Belgium was 0.042 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Belgium ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.