Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Australia
Australia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 53.82 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Australia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Australia is 53.82 billion current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Australia peaked at 53.82 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.17 billion current US$, in 1998.
That places Australia 8th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.37 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 11.88 billion current US$ | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 11.73 billion current US$ | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.17 billion current US$ | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 11.41 billion current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 11.59 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 11.33 billion current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.15 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 14.98 billion current US$ | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 18.03 billion current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 19.72 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 20.41 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 25.02 billion current US$ | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 27.19 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 26.91 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 31.06 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 34.31 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 34.14 billion current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 35.16 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 38.00 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 36.25 billion current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 39.06 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 43.99 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 47.33 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 47.95 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 26.23 billion current US$ | -45.3% |
| 2021 | 17.13 billion current US$ | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 25.32 billion current US$ | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 47.81 billion current US$ | +88.8% |
| 2024 | 53.82 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 53.82 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion current US$, 8.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 53.82 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 913.53 million current US$, 58.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +88.8% | 25.32 billion current US$ | 47.81 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.11 billion current US$ | 10.17 billion current US$ | 11.88 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.73 billion current US$ | 11.33 billion current US$ | 27.19 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.72 billion current US$ | 31.06 billion current US$ | 47.95 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.07 billion current US$ | 17.13 billion current US$ | 53.82 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Australia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Australia was 53.82 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.82 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.17 billion current US$ in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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 international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.