"1,131 cases to 189 in 2012. It's still a small proportion of the estimated six million Americans abroad" Yes, I would say that 0.019 percent of the passport-h

"1,131 cases to 189 in 2012. It's still a small proportion of the estimated six million Americans abroad" Yes, I would say that 0.019 percent of the passport-holding population currently living abroad (presumably biased toward the more wealthy passport holders) is a small proportion indeed. What is the comparable figure for people from other countries who renounce their citizenship each year to become naturalized United States citizens? It is surely much higher.