Travel services in Argentina
Argentina: Travel services was 41.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Argentina, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Argentina stood at 41.5%.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Argentina peaked at 52.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2021.
That places Argentina 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19.6% | — |
| 1977 | 23.4% | +19.6% |
| 1978 | 42.7% | +82.7% |
| 1979 | 50.0% | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 49.2% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 45.5% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 30.2% | -33.6% |
| 1983 | 25.0% | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 33.3% | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 38.8% | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 37.6% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 39.7% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 40.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 46.1% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -39.7% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -57.5% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +156.0% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 41.5% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 19.6% | 50.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 25.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 40.7% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 34.5% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 31.8% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 10.4% | 41.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 43.9% compare
- 18 Qatar 42.7% compare
- 19 Australia 41.9% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 41.4% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 41.2% compare
- 23 China 41.0% compare
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Argentina?
- Travel services in Argentina was 41.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for travel services?
- Argentina ranks 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.