Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sri Lanka, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sri Lanka 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 | -65.2% | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 177 Togo 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 Ethiopia 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 Gambia 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 Japan 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Botswana 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Algeria 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sri Lanka?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sri Lanka was 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0274 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 Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Sri Lanka ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.