Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Argentina
Argentina: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 40.6% 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 40.6%.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% 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 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 | 32.5% | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | +9.8% |
| 2025 | 40.6% | +13.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 40.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 40.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +156.0% | 10.4% | 26.5% |
| 1978 | +82.7% | 23.4% | 42.7% |
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% | 40.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 20 Uzbekistan 41.4% compare
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- 24 Tonga 40.3% compare
- 25 Moldova 40.1% compare
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More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 29.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 12.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Argentina?
- Travel services in Argentina was 40.6% 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 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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.