Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Luxembourg, 1999–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 4.0% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Luxembourg peaked at 14.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2021.
Luxembourg ranks 192nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.0% | — |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +58.0% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -6.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 15% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 4.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 20% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More private sector data for Luxembourg
- Merchandise trade 46.0% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 28.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 147.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 18.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 177.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,770 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Luxembourg?
- Travel services in Luxembourg was 4.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2021.
- How does Luxembourg rank for travel services?
- Luxembourg ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.