Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ecuador
Ecuador: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ecuador, 1995–2024
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 Ecuador is 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ecuador peaked at 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.6% |
| 2017 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2024 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +68.7% | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -63.7% | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | +53.4% | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2016 | +45.6% | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 135 Montenegro 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Zambia 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Poland 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 China 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Chile 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ecuador?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ecuador was 0.014 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Ecuador ranks 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.