Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Philippines
Philippines: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Philippines, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 16.9% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Philippines peaked at 49.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
Philippines ranks 150th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 26.7% | — |
| 1978 | 26.0% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 27.0% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 22.5% | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | +31.6% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 26.4% | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 30.4% | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 24.7% | -18.8% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | -18.9% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 16.1% | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 20.7% | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | -43.5% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | +29.4% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +162.2% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -76.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -68.2% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +467.6% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +85.9% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -7.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 16.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 35% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 16.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.6%, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Philippines 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 | +467.6% | 1.8% | 10.2% |
| 1999 | +162.2% | 19.0% | 49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 17.5% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 12.0% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 16.8% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 14.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 1.8% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 37.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 76.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 51.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 716.89 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Philippines?
- Travel services in Philippines was 16.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for travel services?
- Philippines ranks 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.