Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Congo
Congo: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Congo, 1995–2021
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 Congo is 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 69.6% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Congo peaked at 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Congo 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.4% |
| 2002 | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +203.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +84.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +203.1% | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 151 India 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Brazil 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Malawi 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Vietnam 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Uganda 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Zimbabwe 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Congo?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Congo was 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Congo ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.