Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Puerto Rico, 1995–2022
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 Puerto Rico is 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 44.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Puerto Rico 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 | +44.6% | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 139 Kazakhstan 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 China 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Chile 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Syria 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Samoa 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Cameroon 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Puerto Rico?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Puerto Rico was 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Puerto Rico ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.