Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in India
India: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in India, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
India recorded 0.011 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 down 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in India peaked at 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places India 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in India, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 148 Namibia 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Indonesia 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Egypt 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
- 154 Congo 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in India?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in India was 0.011 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does India rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- India ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- 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.