Travel services in IDA total
IDA total: Travel services was 26.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in IDA total, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in IDA total stood at 26.6%.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in IDA total peaked at 37.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1989.
That places IDA total 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21.6% | — |
| 1978 | 19.3% | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 23.8% | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 25.6% | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | +66.0% |
| 1987 | 24.6% | -27.2% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 17.2% | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -40.1% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +48.5% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 18.5% | 21.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 17.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 17.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.8% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 27.7% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 19.7% | 29.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 17 Timor-Leste 82.7% compare
- 18 Jamaica 82.6% compare
- 19 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 81.1% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 80.3% compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 80.2% compare
- 22 Bhutan 77.5% compare
- 23 Comoros 77.0% compare
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in IDA total?
- Travel services in IDA total was 26.6% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1989.
- How does IDA total rank for travel services?
- IDA total ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.