Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Switzerland
Switzerland: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Switzerland peaked at 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Switzerland 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 | +59.2% | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -50.9% | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 79 Croatia 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Nigeria 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Bahamas 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Portugal 0.0271 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
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Switzerland?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Switzerland was 0.0277 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Switzerland ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.