Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Other small states
Other small states: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 25.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Other small states, 1992–2025
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 Other small states is 25.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Other small states peaked at 36.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2021.
Other small states ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 34.2% | — |
| 1993 | 34.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -53.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +42.4% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +26.5% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 25.1% | -3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -53.2% | 30.6% | 14.4% |
| 2022 | +42.4% | 13.2% | 18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 34.2% | 34.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 27.1% | 36.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 25.8% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 13.2% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 70.32 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 18.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 103.85 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Other small states?
- Travel services in Other small states was 25.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2021.
- How does Other small states rank for travel services?
- Other small states ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.