Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 36.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 36.5% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 50.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1997.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 31.3% | — |
| 1995 | 26.4% | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 31.6% | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -26.4% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | +24.4% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -41.4% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 36.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 23.2% | 31.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 32.1% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 36.2% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 23.4% | 36.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 9 Aruba 88.8% compare
- 10 Syria 87.9% compare
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.5% compare
- 12 Tuvalu 85.4% compare
- 13 Andorra 84.4% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 84.4% compare
- 15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 83.8% compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 169.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 57.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 250.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Travel services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 36.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for travel services?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.