Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Canada
Canada: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 1,209 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Canada, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Canada is 1,209 current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 107.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Canada peaked at 1,209 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 313.15 current US$ per person, in 1995.
Canada ranks 56th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 313.15 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 340.19 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 347.42 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 366.4 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 395.51 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 424.79 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 408.76 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 406.39 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 386.69 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 473.88 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 492.86 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 516.93 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 546.14 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 547.11 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 463.27 current US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 542.26 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 582.25 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 365.51 current US$ per person | -37.2% |
| 2021 | 401.7 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 816.86 current US$ per person | +103.4% |
| 2023 | 1,134 current US$ per person | +38.8% |
| 2024 | 1,209 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,209 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 70% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Canada 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 | +103.4% | 401.7 current US$ per person | 816.86 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -37.2% | 582.25 current US$ per person | 365.51 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 352.53 current US$ per person | 313.15 current US$ per person | 395.51 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 466.68 current US$ per person | 386.69 current US$ per person | 547.11 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 562.25 current US$ per person | 542.26 current US$ per person | 582.25 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 785.39 current US$ per person | 365.51 current US$ per person | 1,209 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 53 Netherlands 1,254 current US$ per person compare
- 54 Cape Verde 1,234 current US$ per person compare
- 55 United Kingdom 1,220 current US$ per person compare
- 57 Fiji 1,163 current US$ per person compare
- 58 Hungary 1,141 current US$ per person compare
- 59 Costa Rica 1,095 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Canada?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Canada was 1,209 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,209 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 313.15 current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Canada rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Canada ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.