Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Australia
Australia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Australia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Australia stood at 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Australia peaked at 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Australia 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.6% |
| 2021 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +84.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 83% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | +84.6% | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 85 Namibia 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Ireland 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Mongolia 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Latvia 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Puerto Rico 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 unit in Australia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Australia was 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Australia ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.