Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Switzerland
Switzerland: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Switzerland, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Switzerland is 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Switzerland peaked at 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 97th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Switzerland 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 | +51.0% | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -49.2% | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 94 New Caledonia 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Sri Lanka 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Uruguay 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 France 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Uganda 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Syria 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Switzerland?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Switzerland was 0.0273 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Switzerland ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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
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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.