Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Mexico
Mexico: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 53.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Mexico, 1979–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Mexico is 53.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Mexico peaked at 71.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1997.
Mexico ranks 61st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 71.9% | — |
| 1980 | 62.1% | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 58.9% | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 57.0% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 60.2% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 59.0% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 51.7% | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 55.7% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 54.2% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 52.3% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 50.0% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 66.1% | +72.7% |
| 1999 | 63.3% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +3.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 53.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 53.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +72.7% | 38.3% | 66.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 51.3% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 38.3% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 55.4% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 50.8% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 38.8% | 53.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Mexico?
- Travel services in Mexico was 53.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1997.
- How does Mexico rank for travel services?
- Mexico ranks 61st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.