Travel services in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Travel services was 23.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in IDA & IBRD total, 1982–2025
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 IDA & IBRD total stood at 23.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 43.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2021.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Travel services in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 32.1% | — |
| 1983 | 33.7% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 34.2% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 33.8% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 36.1% | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 36.7% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 35.4% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 36.4% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 40.2% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | -30.2% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -51.0% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +45.8% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in IDA & IBRD total 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 | -51.0% | 29.0% | 14.2% |
| 2022 | +45.8% | 12.4% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.5% | 32.1% | 39.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 30.7% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 29.0% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 12.4% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in IDA & IBRD total?
- Travel services in IDA & IBRD total was 23.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2021.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for travel services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.