Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▬ Flat
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Kingdom, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Kingdom stood at 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 223.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +152.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 64 Malaysia 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Thailand 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Fiji 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Latvia 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Jamaica 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Oman 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Kingdom?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United Kingdom was 0.0323 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0323 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 United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- United Kingdom ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
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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.