Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uruguay
Uruguay: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uruguay, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uruguay peaked at 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 103rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -68.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.5% |
| 2022 | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +295.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uruguay 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 | +295.6% | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 100 Morocco 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Iran 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Hungary 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Honduras 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Costa Rica 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Trinidad and Tobago 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uruguay?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Uruguay was 0.0222 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Uruguay ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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
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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.