Travel services in Canada
Canada: Travel services was 30.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Canada, 1960–2025
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 Canada is 30.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Canada peaked at 58.2% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2021.
That places Canada 121st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Travel services in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.9% | — |
| 1961 | 49.9% | +19.0% |
| 1962 | 51.6% | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 51.5% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 58.2% | +13.0% |
| 1968 | 50.8% | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 48.9% | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 48.3% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 47.1% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 41.8% | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 42.2% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 39.7% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 38.8% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 37.4% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 36.1% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 32.6% | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 32.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 33.8% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 34.0% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 33.6% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 35.3% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 33.9% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +75.2% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 41.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.7% | 36.1% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 32.6% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 29.2% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 20.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 20.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 12.8% | 30.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 118 Costa Rica 30.9% compare
- 119 Chile 30.6% compare
- 120 Republic of Moldova 30.4% compare
- 122 Kyrgyzstan 29.1% compare
- 123 Austria 27.8% compare
- 124 Argentina 27.3% compare
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Canada?
- Travel services in Canada was 30.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 1967.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for travel services?
- Canada ranks 121st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.