Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ireland
Ireland: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ireland, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2023.
That represents a change of up 50.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ireland peaked at 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 97th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ireland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2000 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +225.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ireland 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 | +225.6% | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 94 Finland 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Gabon 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Netherlands 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Sweden 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Lithuania 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Morocco 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ireland?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Ireland was 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Ireland ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.