Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in France
France: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 20.5% 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 20.5%.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% 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 138th 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 (% of commercial service exports) 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 | 19.0% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | +7.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 20.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 76% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- France's 20.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -38.5% | 21.3% | 13.1% |
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 | 16.8% | 12.9% | 20.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 378.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 428.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in France?
- Travel services in France was 20.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in 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 138th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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.