Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Thailand
Thailand: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Thailand, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Thailand peaked at 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Thailand 65th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +93.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 62 El Salvador 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Cape Verde 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Fiji 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 United Kingdom 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Latvia 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Thailand?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Thailand was 0.0326 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Thailand ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- 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
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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.