Travel services in Argentina
Argentina: Travel services was 27.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Argentina, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Argentina stood at 27.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Argentina peaked at 64.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2021.
Argentina ranks 124th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32.9% | — |
| 1977 | 27.4% | -16.9% |
| 1978 | 30.9% | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 24.8% | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 24.1% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | +53.8% |
| 1983 | 32.2% | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 32.7% | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 36.8% | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 35.5% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 37.9% | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 39.9% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 36.0% | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 52.0% | +44.7% |
| 1993 | 58.8% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -48.4% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -77.4% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +482.5% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 24.8% | 32.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 24.1% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 36.0% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 38.3% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 33.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 4.2% | 33.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Argentina?
- Travel services in Argentina was 27.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for travel services?
- Argentina ranks 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.