Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Thailand
Thailand: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 59.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 59.3% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Thailand peaked at 74.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 52nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 51.1% | — |
| 1976 | 48.0% | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 47.3% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 58.1% | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 57.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 63.5% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 65.3% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 64.4% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 62.9% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 62.2% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 61.6% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 64.8% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 70.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 68.7% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 63.6% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 55.6% | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 51.8% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 53.1% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 54.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 54.9% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -57.3% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +113.6% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | +40.1% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 59.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 59.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.6%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Thailand 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 | +113.6% | 17.9% | 38.3% |
| 2021 | -57.3% | 42.0% | 17.9% |
| 2020 | -43.3% | 74.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023 | +40.1% | 38.3% | 53.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.5% | 47.3% | 58.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 61.6% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 47.2% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 48.4% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 59.0% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 17.9% | 59.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 49 Saudi Arabia 63.7% compare
- 50 Australia 60.7% compare
- 51 El Salvador 60.7% compare
- 53 Tanzania 57.4% compare
- 54 French Polynesia 56.7% compare
- 55 Georgia 56.0% compare
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 75.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Thailand?
- Travel services in Thailand was 59.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for travel services?
- Thailand ranks 52nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand 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.