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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Africa

South Africa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
147th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Africa, 1995–2024

0.0050.010.0150.021995200920241995: 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Africa peaked at 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

That places South Africa 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 South Africa, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1995 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1996 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.2%
1997 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.4%
1998 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.0%
1999 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2000 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2001 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.2%
2002 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2003 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.4%
2004 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.7%
2005 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.6%
2006 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2007 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.5%
2008 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.2%
2009 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.9%
2010 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2011 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.7%
2012 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.8%
2013 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2014 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2015 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2016 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2017 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.8%
2018 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2019 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2020 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP -69.6%
2021 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.4%
2022 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP +165.3%
2023 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.6%
2024 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Africa 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +165.3% 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2020 -69.6% 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 144 Samoa 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 145 Cameroon 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 146 Senegal 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 148 Namibia 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 149 Indonesia 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 150 Egypt 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Africa?
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Africa was 0.0115 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 South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0218 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 South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does South Africa rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
South Africa ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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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.

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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
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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.