Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Germany
Germany: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Germany, 1971–2025
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 Germany stood at 8.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Germany peaked at 40.2% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2021.
Germany ranks 180th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 38.7% | — |
| 1972 | 40.2% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 35.5% | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 32.4% | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 22.5% | -30.6% |
| 1977 | 22.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 22.5% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 22.7% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 22.5% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 22.5% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 24.5% | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 26.1% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 27.5% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 29.1% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -2.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 8.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 31% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Germany's 8.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 41% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Germany 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 | -42.0% | 11.6% | 6.7% |
| 2022 | +31.0% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.8% | 22.5% | 40.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.0% | 19.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 23.8% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 15.7% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 5.5% | 8.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 600.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 83.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 512.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Germany?
- Travel services in Germany was 8.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 1972.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for travel services?
- Germany ranks 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.