Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Philippines

Philippines: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 14.00 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
14.00 billion current US$
Change on year
up 78.6%
World rank
29th
of 199 countries
All-time high
14.00 billion current US$
in 2024
All-time low
551.00 million current US$
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Philippines, 1995–2024

05.0B10.0B15.0B1995200920241995: 551.0M current US$1996: 1.3B current US$1997: 2.0B current US$1998: 2.0B current US$1999: 1.7B current US$2000: 1.8B current US$2001: 1.9B current US$2002: 1.9B current US$2003: 1.6B current US$2004: 1.5B current US$2005: 3.3B current US$2006: 3.1B current US$2007: 3.4B current US$2008: 4.3B current US$2009: 4.1B current US$2010: 6.0B current US$2011: 6.1B current US$2012: 7.1B current US$2013: 8.4B current US$2014: 11.1B current US$2015: 11.9B current US$2016: 11.7B current US$2017: 12.4B current US$2018: 12.5B current US$2019: 12.9B current US$2020: 4.3B current US$2021: 3.5B current US$2022: 5.5B current US$2023: 7.8B current US$2024: 14.0B current US$

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 14.00 billion current US$ for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 78.6% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Philippines peaked at 14.00 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 551.00 million current US$, in 1995.

Philippines ranks 29th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.51 billion current US$ 551.00 million current US$ 2.02 billion current US$ 5
2000s 2.69 billion current US$ 1.53 billion current US$ 4.29 billion current US$ 10
2010s 10.01 billion current US$ 5.96 billion current US$ 12.93 billion current US$ 10
2020s 7.02 billion current US$ 3.45 billion current US$ 14.00 billion current US$ 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 26 Mexico 15.68 billion current US$ compare
  2. 27 Indonesia 15.65 billion current US$ compare
  3. 28 Malaysia 14.23 billion current US$ compare
  4. 30 Sweden 14.00 billion current US$ compare
  5. 31 Kuwait 13.36 billion current US$ compare
  6. 32 Ireland 13.23 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Philippines?
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Philippines was 14.00 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 14.00 billion current US$ in 2024.
What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 551.00 million current US$ in 1995.
How does Philippines rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
Philippines ranks 29th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Unit
current US$
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,611 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.