Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in World
World: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 21.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in World, 1982–2025
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 World stood at 21.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in World peaked at 36.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2021.
World ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in World, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 28.8% | — |
| 1983 | 29.7% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 33.5% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 35.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 34.9% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 34.1% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 29.7% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -49.3% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +46.6% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +27.2% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in World 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 | -49.3% | 24.5% | 12.4% |
| 2022 | +46.6% | 11.0% | 16.1% |
| 2023 | +27.2% | 16.1% | 20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.5% | 28.8% | 35.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 29.7% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 11.0% | 21.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 8.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in World?
- Travel services in World was 21.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- How does World rank for travel services?
- World ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.