Travel services in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Travel services was 13.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 13.5%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 28.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 19.9% | — |
| 1978 | 18.5% | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 19.0% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 19.2% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 20.3% | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 22.5% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 27.7% | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -42.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4% | 18.5% | 19.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 15.1% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 21.0% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 22.2% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.9% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More private sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Merchandise trade 45.4% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 337.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 282.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Travel services in Africa Eastern and Southern was 13.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for travel services?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.