Travel services in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Travel services was 19.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Russian Federation, 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 19.8% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Russian Federation peaked at 53.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2021.
That places Russian Federation 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Travel services in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.6% | — |
| 1995 | 40.8% | +42.5% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | +31.1% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | -35.5% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -53.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +59.8% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +46.7% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | +8.8% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 19.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 73% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 19.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.6%, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 28.6% | 53.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 20.5% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 15.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 7.3% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 138 Hong Kong, China 20.7% compare
- 139 France 20.6% compare
- 140 Faroe Islands 19.9% compare
- 142 Brazil 19.5% compare
- 143 North Macedonia 19.1% compare
- 144 Tajikistan 19.1% compare
More private sector data for Russian Federation
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Russian Federation?
- Travel services in Russian Federation was 19.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2021.
- How does Russian Federation rank for travel services?
- Russian Federation ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.