Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Brazil
Brazil: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 19.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Brazil, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 19.5% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Brazil peaked at 39.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1983.
That places Brazil 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.3% | — |
| 1976 | 5.8% | -20.4% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | +38.4% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +47.2% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -65.8% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -37.6% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +47.5% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +46.5% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 39.9% | +649.0% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | -18.6% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 19.6% | -26.3% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +26.6% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +25.8% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | +12.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 19.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 19.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 37% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +649.0% | 5.3% | 39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 2.4% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 15.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 21.8% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 17.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 9.6% | 19.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 138 France 20.5% compare
- 139 Faroe Islands 19.9% compare
- 140 Russia 19.8% compare
- 142 North Macedonia 19.1% compare
- 143 Tajikistan 19.1% compare
- 144 Serbia 19.1% compare
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 102.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 53.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Brazil?
- Travel services in Brazil was 19.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1983.
- How does Brazil rank for travel services?
- Brazil ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.