Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Armenia
Armenia: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 48.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Armenia, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Armenia is 48.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Armenia peaked at 68.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1995.
That places Armenia 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.2% | — |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +199.8% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.4% | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +73.3% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -58.9% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +74.8% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | -13.0% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | +2.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 48.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 48.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +199.8% | 5.2% | 15.7% |
| 2021 | +74.8% | 26.0% | 45.4% |
| 2004 | +73.3% | 29.2% | 50.6% |
| 2020 | -58.9% | 63.3% | 26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 5.2% | 23.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 28.2% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 56.2% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 26.0% | 54.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More private sector data for Armenia
- Merchandise trade 73.3% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 55.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 13.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,720 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Armenia?
- Travel services in Armenia was 48.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1995.
- How does Armenia rank for travel services?
- Armenia ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.