Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sweden
Sweden: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sweden peaked at 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sweden, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sweden 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 | -60.3% | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +61.8% | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 95 Gabon 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Netherlands 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Ireland 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Lithuania 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Morocco 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Iran 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sweden?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Sweden was 0.0231 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Sweden ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.