Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Armenia
Armenia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 54.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Armenia, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 54.7% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Armenia peaked at 63.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.
Armenia ranks 8th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7% | — |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +122.1% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +172.4% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +246.0% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | +64.6% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +68.1% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | -52.9% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +59.1% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 54.7% | +3.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 54.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 54.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +246.0% | 4.3% | 15.0% |
| 1995 | +172.4% | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| 1994 | +122.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| 2004 | +68.1% | 19.8% | 33.2% |
| 1997 | +64.6% | 15.0% | 24.7% |
| 2020 | -52.9% | 59.3% | 27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 0.7% | 24.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 14.1% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 46.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 27.9% | 57.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More private sector data for Armenia
- Merchandise trade 73.3% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 55.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 13.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,720 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Armenia?
- Travel services in Armenia was 54.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
- How does Armenia rank for travel services?
- Armenia ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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.