Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Spain
Spain: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 46.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Spain, 1975–2025
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 Spain stood at 46.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Spain peaked at 68.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 80th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 64.9% | — |
| 1976 | 61.4% | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 65.8% | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 67.9% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 63.9% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 60.8% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 60.0% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 62.4% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 60.8% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 63.2% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 64.5% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 68.0% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 68.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 66.5% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 66.0% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 67.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 65.1% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 62.2% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 60.9% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 60.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -59.5% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +41.7% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +50.5% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 46.7% | -3.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 46.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Spain's 46.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -59.5% | 51.0% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | +50.5% | 29.3% | 44.0% |
| 2021 | +41.7% | 20.7% | 29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.8% | 61.4% | 67.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 60.0% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.0% | 60.3% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 51.4% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 20.7% | 48.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 127.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 255.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Spain?
- Travel services in Spain was 46.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for travel services?
- Spain ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.