Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 2,942 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Switzerland, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Switzerland stood at 2,942 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Switzerland peaked at 2,942 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,261 current US$ per person, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 31st 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,613 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 1,524 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1,416 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1,433 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,279 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 1,261 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1,299 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,263 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,421 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 1,518 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1,602 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1,732 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1,978 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 2,356 current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 2,198 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 2,285 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2,630 current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 2,447 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 2,502 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2,608 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2,431 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 2,363 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,413 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,501 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2,493 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,291 current US$ per person | -48.2% |
| 2021 | 1,501 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 2,296 current US$ per person | +52.9% |
| 2023 | 2,771 current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 2,942 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2,942 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 1.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2,942 current US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,028 current US$ per person, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,453 current US$ per person | 1,279 current US$ per person | 1,613 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,663 current US$ per person | 1,261 current US$ per person | 2,356 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,467 current US$ per person | 2,285 current US$ per person | 2,630 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,160 current US$ per person | 1,291 current US$ per person | 2,942 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 28 Austria 3,186 current US$ per person compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,109 current US$ per person compare
- 30 Hong Kong 2,985 current US$ per person compare
- 32 Cyprus 2,876 current US$ per person compare
- 33 French Polynesia 2,801 current US$ per person compare
- 34 Bahrain 2,661 current US$ per person compare
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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Switzerland?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Switzerland was 2,942 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,942 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,261 current US$ per person in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Switzerland ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.