Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Belarus
Belarus: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 4.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Belarus, 1993–2021
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2021, travel services in Belarus stood at 4.1%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Belarus peaked at 18.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1999.
That places Belarus 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.3% | — |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -67.6% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -54.9% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +499.2% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +100.5% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -56.3% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 4.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 8% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 4.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 20% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +499.2% | 1.6% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | +100.5% | 9.3% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 1.6% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 7.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 11.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Belarus?
- Travel services in Belarus was 4.1% in 2021, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
- How does Belarus rank for travel services?
- Belarus ranks 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.