Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Portugal
Portugal: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Portugal, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Portugal peaked at 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 83rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Portugal, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Portugal 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 | -45.8% | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +42.8% | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 80 Nigeria 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Bahamas 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Switzerland 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Belize 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Rwanda 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Venezuela 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Portugal?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Portugal was 0.0271 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Portugal ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.