Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Greece
Greece: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 46.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Greece, 1976–2025
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 Greece is 46.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Greece peaked at 57.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2020.
That places Greece 79th 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 49 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 47.3% | — |
| 1977 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 50.7% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 49.8% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 45.0% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 48.8% | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 46.2% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 41.8% | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 55.6% | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 57.7% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 52.9% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 35.9% | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 40.2% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 40.9% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -57.2% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +54.6% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 46.9% | +11.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 46.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Greece's 46.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9% | 47.3% | 50.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 41.5% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 35.9% | 53.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 34.4% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 33.2% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 19.4% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 31.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 58.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Greece?
- Travel services in Greece was 46.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for travel services?
- Greece ranks 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.