Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Mexico
Mexico: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Mexico peaked at 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Mexico ranks 166th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -59.9% | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 163 Eswatini 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Barbados 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Mali 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 United States 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Mozambique 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 169 Haiti 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Mexico?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Mexico was 0.0086 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Mexico ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.