Travel services in Philippines
Philippines: Travel services 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 6.6% 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 151st 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 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% |
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 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 716.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (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 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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.