Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Peru
Peru: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 53.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Peru, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Peru recorded 53.2% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Peru peaked at 73.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1992.
That places Peru 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 28.7% | — |
| 1978 | 32.1% | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | +34.5% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | -16.5% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 34.5% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 30.2% | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 31.6% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 32.8% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | +62.5% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 71.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +82.1% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 53.2% | -1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 53.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 53.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +82.1% | 25.6% | 46.6% |
| 1993 | +62.5% | 23.7% | 38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.2% | 28.7% | 32.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 29.4% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 23.7% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 61.0% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 55.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 25.6% | 53.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 60 Egypt 54.4% compare
- 61 Mexico 53.3% compare
- 62 Democratic Republic of Congo 53.3% compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.2% compare
- 65 Sierra Leone 53.1% compare
- 66 Vanuatu 52.8% compare
More private sector data for Peru
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 15.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 82.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,392 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Peru?
- Travel services in Peru was 53.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for travel services?
- Peru ranks 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.