Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 14.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Bangladesh, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 14.1% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 144.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bangladesh peaked at 22.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1977.
Bangladesh ranks 133rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4.1% | — |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -60.7% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | +251.2% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +49.8% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | +49.9% |
| 1984 | 8.4% | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | +35.4% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | +55.6% |
| 1989 | 20.7% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | -32.1% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -36.0% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -38.6% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +52.9% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -47.2% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +99.1% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +54.9% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -25.3% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | +2.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 14.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 14.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 26.3%, 54% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +251.2% | 1.6% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 1.6% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 3.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 12.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 5.2% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 14.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.97 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Bangladesh?
- Travel services in Bangladesh was 14.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1977.
- How does Bangladesh rank for travel services?
- Bangladesh ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.