Travel services (% of commercial service imports) by country
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 imports which are commercial...
Countries reporting
198
Highest
77.7%
Lesotho
Lowest
0.0%
Guinea
Median
20.2%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
9,575
What the numbers show
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 77.7% in Lesotho; the lowest is 0.0% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.2%, and the mean is 22.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,034.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 114,682.0%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 99.6%).
Travel services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 77.7% | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 76.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 65.8% | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 64.3% | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Ukraine | 63.5% | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Kosovo | 55.9% | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 55.9% | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 8 | Lebanon | 55.8% | 2023 | up 64.0% | flat |
| 9 | Curaçao | 53.0% | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 52.7% | 2025 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 51.5% | 2022 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Armenia | 50.3% | 2025 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Eritrea | 49.3% | 2000 | up 610.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Bhutan | 47.0% | 2024 | up 103.8% | falling |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 44.9% | 2025 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Kuwait | 44.5% | 2025 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43.9% | 2010 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 18 | Qatar | 42.7% | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 41.9% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 41.5% | 2025 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 41.4% | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.2% | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 23 | China | 41.0% | 2025 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 40.1% | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 39.9% | 2025 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Comoros | 39.9% | 2023 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 27 | French Polynesia | 39.7% | 2016 | up 76.4% | falling |
| 28 | Macau, China | 39.1% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 29 | Tuvalu | 39.0% | 2023 | up 79.8% | falling |
| 30 | Aruba | 38.7% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 31 | Iraq | 38.6% | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Palestine, State of | 38.3% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 33 | Andorra | 38.0% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 38.0% | 1994 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.8% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 37.7% | 2024 | up 128.8% | rising |
| 37 | Brunei Darussalam | 37.1% | 2025 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 38 | Tonga | 36.7% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 39 | Naoero | 36.5% | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 40 | Serbia | 36.5% | 2025 | up 28.4% | flat |
| 41 | Iceland | 36.3% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | El Salvador | 35.4% | 2025 | up 76.9% | falling |
| 43 | Mongolia | 32.5% | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 32.3% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | Hong Kong, China | 31.7% | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 46 | Nigeria | 31.7% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 31.2% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 48 | Croatia | 31.2% | 2024 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 49 | Jordan | 30.8% | 2024 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 50 | Romania | 30.4% | 2025 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 30.0% | 2025 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 52 | Fiji | 29.5% | 2024 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.1% | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Libya | 28.8% | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 28.1% | 2025 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 27.9% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 57 | Belize | 27.2% | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 58 | Maldives | 27.1% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 59 | Norway | 26.8% | 2025 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 60 | Portugal | 26.7% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 26.5% | 2025 | up 31.1% | flat |
| 62 | Canada | 25.5% | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 63 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25.5% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.1% | 2025 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 65 | Peru | 25.0% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 66 | Bermuda | 25.0% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 67 | San Marino | 25.0% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 24.7% | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 24.7% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 70 | Guatemala | 24.6% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 71 | Faroe Islands | 24.4% | 2011 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 24.1% | 2025 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.0% | 2025 | up 231.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Morocco | 23.7% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 75 | Tunisia | 23.5% | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 76 | Mauritius | 23.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 23.4% | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Czechia | 23.4% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 79 | Ecuador | 23.2% | 2025 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 80 | Paraguay | 23.2% | 2025 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 81 | Malaysia | 22.8% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 82 | Indonesia | 22.5% | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 83 | Palau | 22.3% | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 84 | New Zealand | 22.0% | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 85 | Germany | 22.0% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 86 | Italy | 21.8% | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 87 | United States of America | 21.8% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 88 | Panama | 21.8% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 89 | Kiribati | 21.6% | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 21.5% | 2024 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 91 | Brazil | 21.4% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 92 | Israel | 21.4% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 21.2% | 2025 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 94 | Uruguay | 21.2% | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 95 | South Sudan | 21.2% | 2023 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Oman | 21.1% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 20.8% | 2025 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 98 | Latvia | 20.6% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 99 | Marshall Islands | 20.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.2% | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 101 | Cambodia | 20.2% | 2025 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovakia | 20.1% | 2025 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 103 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 20.0% | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 104 | Republic of Korea | 19.5% | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 105 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 19.4% | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Thailand | 19.2% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 107 | Austria | 18.8% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 108 | Mexico | 18.3% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 18.2% | 2024 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 18.1% | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 111 | Cayman Islands | 18.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 112 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.9% | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 113 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 17.8% | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 114 | India | 17.6% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 115 | France | 17.6% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.1% | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Belgium | 17.0% | 2025 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 118 | Angola | 16.8% | 2025 | up 1,803.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 16.2% | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 16.1% | 2014 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 121 | Kenya | 16.0% | 2024 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Egypt | 15.9% | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 123 | Poland | 15.8% | 2025 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.7% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 15.3% | 2025 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 14.9% | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 127 | Chad | 14.9% | 1994 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 128 | Chile | 14.8% | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 129 | Hungary | 14.3% | 2025 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 14.1% | 2025 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Madagascar | 14.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 132 | Malawi | 14.0% | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Estonia | 14.0% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 134 | Samoa | 13.9% | 2025 | up 479.7% | volatile |
| 135 | New Caledonia | 13.8% | 2016 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 136 | Türkiye | 13.5% | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 137 | South Africa | 13.2% | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 138 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.0% | 2000 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Gabon | 12.5% | 2015 | down 53.9% | rising |
| 140 | Finland | 12.3% | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 141 | Bahamas | 12.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 142 | Lithuania | 12.2% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 143 | Zambia | 12.2% | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 144 | Georgia | 12.2% | 2025 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Netherlands | 11.0% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 146 | Sweden | 10.9% | 2025 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 147 | Bahrain | 10.7% | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 148 | Switzerland | 10.7% | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Dominica | 10.4% | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 150 | Belarus | 10.2% | 2021 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 151 | Botswana | 10.0% | 2024 | down 58.4% | flat |
| 152 | Greece | 9.9% | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 153 | Denmark | 9.8% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 154 | Cyprus | 9.4% | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 155 | Niger | 9.4% | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 156 | Ghana | 9.3% | 2025 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 9.3% | 2025 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Seychelles | 8.9% | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Jamaica | 8.8% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 160 | Singapore | 8.8% | 2025 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 161 | Montenegro | 8.5% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 162 | Uganda | 8.5% | 2024 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 163 | Algeria | 8.4% | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Mali | 8.1% | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 165 | Cameroon | 7.8% | 2024 | down 68.1% | rising |
| 166 | Mozambique | 7.6% | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Barbados | 7.6% | 2017 | down 57.7% | flat |
| 168 | Grenada | 7.4% | 2025 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Japan | 7.3% | 2025 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | 7.3% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 171 | Gambia | 7.0% | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Eswatini | 6.9% | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.9% | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 174 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.4% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.6% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 176 | Togo | 5.2% | 2020 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Myanmar | 5.2% | 2019 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Senegal | 4.8% | 2023 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 179 | Namibia | 4.7% | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 4.6% | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Ethiopia | 4.5% | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 4.2% | 2025 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 183 | Mauritania | 3.9% | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Malta | 3.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Tajikistan | 3.6% | 2025 | up 114,682.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Yemen | 3.4% | 2016 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 187 | Benin | 3.3% | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 3.2% | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 189 | Djibouti | 3.0% | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Ireland | 3.0% | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Liberia | 3.0% | 2024 | up 834.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Afghanistan | 2.9% | 2020 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Congo | 2.8% | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 194 | Haiti | 2.6% | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Suriname | 2.6% | 2025 | down 84.5% | falling |
| 196 | Guyana | 2.0% | 2023 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Sudan | 1.6% | 2022 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2022 | down 99.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 37.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 34.9%
- Upper middle income 32.7%
- IBRD only 30.5%
- Middle income 30.2%
- Low & middle income 30.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 30.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 28.4%
- East Asia & Pacific 28.0%
- Pacific island small states 26.0%
- Arab World 25.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 25.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 24.2%
- World 23.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 22.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 22.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 22.4%
- North America 22.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 22.2%
- IDA blend 22.2%
- Europe & Central Asia 22.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 21.9%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 21.2%
- High income 21.1%
- Euro area 20.9%
- OECD members 20.5%
- European Union 20.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 20.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 19.9%
- Caribbean Small States 19.7%
- Lower middle income 19.7%
- IDA total 19.5%
- IDA only 17.7%
- Small states 17.7%
- Least developed countries 17.6%
- Other small states 17.4%
- South Asia 17.3%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 17.3%
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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.