Travel services in France
France: Travel services was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in France, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in France stood at 20.6%.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in France peaked at 35.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2021.
That places France 139th 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 51 years of available data.
Travel services in France, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 19.5% | — |
| 1976 | 19.1% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 19.8% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 19.5% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 19.5% | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 23.3% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 25.4% | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 27.4% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 26.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 32.7% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 20.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 17.5% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 26.6% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 25.7% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 20.4% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 12.9% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 136 Hungary 21.7% compare
- 137 Czechia 21.4% compare
- 138 Hong Kong, China 20.7% compare
- 140 Faroe Islands 19.9% compare
- 141 Russian Federation 19.8% compare
- 142 Brazil 19.5% compare
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in France?
- Travel services in France was 20.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- How does France rank for travel services?
- France ranks 139th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.