Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Italy
Italy: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 38.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Italy, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Italy recorded 38.6% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Italy peaked at 54.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2020.
Italy ranks 97th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.1% | — |
| 1971 | 46.6% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 49.6% | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 48.3% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 44.6% | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 50.6% | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 53.3% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 51.6% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 47.2% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 50.0% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 46.1% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 44.7% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +21.9% |
| 1992 | 44.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 48.9% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | +50.4% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | +0.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 38.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Italy's 38.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Italy 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 | +50.4% | 24.0% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | -42.3% | 40.7% | 23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.1% | 44.1% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 41.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 36.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 37.1% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 37.9% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 23.5% | 38.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 176.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 167.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Italy?
- Travel services in Italy was 38.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for travel services?
- Italy ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.