Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malaysia
Malaysia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malaysia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malaysia stood at 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malaysia peaked at 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malaysia 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 | +80.5% | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +66.2% | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -59.0% | 0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 61 Laos 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 El Salvador 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Cape Verde 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Thailand 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Fiji 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 United Kingdom 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malaysia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malaysia was 0.0337 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.