Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Switzerland
Switzerland: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 26.83 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Switzerland, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 26.83 billion current US$ 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 8.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Switzerland peaked at 26.83 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.54 billion current US$, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 18th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.48 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 9.80 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 8.94 billion current US$ | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 8.75 billion current US$ | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.65 billion current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 7.84 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 7.54 billion current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.63 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 9.15 billion current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 10.52 billion current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 11.22 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.82 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 12.98 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 14.08 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 13.80 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.33 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 17.54 billion current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 18.88 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 19.96 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 20.85 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 19.67 billion current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 19.94 billion current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.51 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 21.46 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.20 billion current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.68 billion current US$ | -49.6% |
| 2021 | 12.68 billion current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 20.61 billion current US$ | +62.6% |
| 2023 | 24.81 billion current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 26.83 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 26.83 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.47 billion current US$, 6.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 26.83 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.98 billion current US$, 5.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +62.6% | 12.68 billion current US$ | 20.61 billion current US$ |
| 2020 | -49.6% | 21.20 billion current US$ | 10.68 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.92 billion current US$ | 7.65 billion current US$ | 9.80 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.66 billion current US$ | 7.54 billion current US$ | 14.08 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.53 billion current US$ | 14.33 billion current US$ | 21.51 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.12 billion current US$ | 10.68 billion current US$ | 26.83 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Switzerland?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Switzerland was 26.83 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.83 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 billion current US$ in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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
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.