Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Ireland
Ireland: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Ireland, 2005–2025
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 Ireland stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Ireland peaked at 8.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 197th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.8% | — |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -69.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +165.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 6% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +165.6% | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| 2020 | -69.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.9% | 8.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 194 Israel 3.6% compare
- 195 Congo 3.4% compare
- 196 Mauritania 2.8% compare
- 198 Papua New Guinea 1.1% compare
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 526.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 91.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 547.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 53,501 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Ireland?
- Travel services in Ireland was 1.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for travel services?
- Ireland ranks 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.