Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Canada
Canada: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Canada, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Canada peaked at 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Canada ranks 117th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Canada, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -68.3% |
| 2021 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.0% |
| 2022 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +223.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Canada 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 | +223.5% | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -68.3% | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | -45.0% | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +37.7% | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 114 Cambodia 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Slovakia 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Madagascar 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 118 Russia 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Spain 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Italy 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Canada?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Canada was 0.0191 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Canada ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.