Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in China
China: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in China, 1997–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in China is 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 53.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in China peaked at 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
China ranks 140th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1998 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +69.8% | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 137 Poland 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Ecuador 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Chile 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Puerto Rico 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Syria 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in China?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in China was 0.0134 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does China rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- China ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this China 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
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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.