Travel services in Thailand
Thailand: Travel services was 59.4% 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 59.4% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% 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 53rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Travel services 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 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
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
- 50 Botswana 63.2% compare
- 51 Australia 61.0% compare
- 52 El Salvador 60.7% compare
- 54 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.4% compare
- 55 French Polynesia 56.7% compare
- 56 Georgia 56.0% compare
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Thailand?
- Travel services in Thailand was 59.4% 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 53rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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.