Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 25.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in IBRD only, 1982–2025
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 IBRD only is 25.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in IBRD only peaked at 44.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2021.
That places IBRD only 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 32.4% | — |
| 1983 | 34.0% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 34.5% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 36.2% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 39.8% | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -51.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +44.3% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 25.0% | +5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in IBRD only 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 | -51.5% | 28.9% | 14.0% |
| 2022 | +44.3% | 12.0% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 32.4% | 39.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 31.0% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 32.8% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 28.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 12.0% | 25.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.99 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.00 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in IBRD only?
- Travel services in IBRD only was 25.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2021.
- How does IBRD only rank for travel services?
- IBRD only ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.