Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Arab World
Arab World: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 25.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Arab World, 2011–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 25.4% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Arab World peaked at 28.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2020.
Arab World ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24.4% | — |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.4% | 28.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 19.3% | 27.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More private sector data for Arab World
- Merchandise trade 53.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 471.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.59 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Arab World?
- Travel services in Arab World was 25.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2020.
- How does Arab World rank for travel services?
- Arab World ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Arab 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 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.