Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Canada
Canada: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Canada, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Canada peaked at 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Canada 110th 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 22 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Canada, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.0% |
| 2024 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 59% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | +90.4% | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +43.0% | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 107 Guyana 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 United Kingdom 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Lithuania 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Senegal 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Botswana 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Finland 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Canada?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Canada was 0.022 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Canada ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 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
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.