Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 35 Iceland 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Seychelles 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Kiribati 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Estonia 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Arab Emirates?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Arab Emirates was 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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
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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.