Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Ukraine, 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Ukraine is 8.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Ukraine peaked at 31.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2020.
That places Ukraine 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.2% | — |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -27.0% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +29.1% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +83.7% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -52.5% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -75.3% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +125.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +17.5% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +28.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 8.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 17% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 8.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 39% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +125.6% | 2.3% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 8.6% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 8.9% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 2.3% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 22.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 15.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Ukraine?
- Travel services in Ukraine was 8.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for travel services?
- Ukraine ranks 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.