Travel services in Japan
Japan: Travel services was 26.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Japan, 1996–2025
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 Japan stood at 26.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Japan peaked at 26.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2021.
That places Japan 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.1% | — |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +116.4% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -36.7% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -70.5% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -56.1% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +83.8% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +249.3% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +29.2% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 4.9% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 8.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 2.9% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Japan?
- Travel services in Japan was 26.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for travel services?
- Japan ranks 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.