Travel services in IBRD only
IBRD only: Travel services was 23.3% 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 23.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 24.2% 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 25th 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 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% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -51.6% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +45.6% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +24.7% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | -2.0% |
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% | 28.8% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 12.0% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in IBRD only?
- Travel services in IBRD only was 23.3% 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 25th 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 24.2%. 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.