Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Pakistan, 1976–2025
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 Pakistan stood at 10.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Pakistan peaked at 28.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1999.
Pakistan ranks 174th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16.4% | — |
| 1977 | 21.3% | +30.0% |
| 1978 | 24.5% | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | -17.1% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | +29.1% |
| 1981 | 22.3% | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +18.3% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 25.1% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | -30.6% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -30.8% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -22.5% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | -6.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 10.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 10.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.6%, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 16.4% | 24.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 17.3% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 6.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.9% | 13.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 11.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 8.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Pakistan?
- Travel services in Pakistan was 10.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1999.
- How does Pakistan rank for travel services?
- Pakistan ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.