Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Australia
Australia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 1,979 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Australia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Australia stood at 1,979 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Australia peaked at 1,979 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 546.5 current US$ per person, in 1998.
Australia ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 575.95 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 651.97 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 636.98 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 546.5 current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 606.41 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 609.29 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 587.97 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 623.13 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 759.66 current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 904.64 current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 977.31 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 997.9 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,201 current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 1,280 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 1,241 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,410 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 1,536 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1,502 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,520 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,619 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1,522 current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1,615 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 1,789 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 1,896 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,893 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,023 current US$ per person | -46.0% |
| 2021 | 666.97 current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 2022 | 973.29 current US$ per person | +45.9% |
| 2023 | 1,793 current US$ per person | +84.3% |
| 2024 | 1,979 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,979 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,979 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 449.03 current US$ per person, 4.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 | +84.3% | 973.29 current US$ per person | 1,793 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 603.56 current US$ per person | 546.5 current US$ per person | 651.97 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 918.14 current US$ per person | 587.97 current US$ per person | 1,280 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,630 current US$ per person | 1,410 current US$ per person | 1,896 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,287 current US$ per person | 666.97 current US$ per person | 1,979 current US$ per person | 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, per in Australia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Australia was 1,979 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,979 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 546.5 current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Australia ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.