Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United States
United States: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United States, 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 States stood at 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United States peaked at 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
United States ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -74.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +96.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United States 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 | +96.5% | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -74.0% | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | +45.6% | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +26.0% | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 164 Barbados 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Mali 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Mexico 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Mozambique 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 169 Haiti 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 170 Niger 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United States?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in United States was 0.0085 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does United States rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- United States ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.