Travel services in Belarus
Belarus: Travel services was 10.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Belarus, 1993–2021
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Belarus is 10.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Belarus peaked at 58.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2020.
That places Belarus 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44.6% | — |
| 1994 | 37.7% | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +50.1% |
| 2001 | 57.4% | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -49.6% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 26.6% | 44.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 26.0% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.5% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Belarus?
- Travel services in Belarus was 10.2% in 2021, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for travel services?
- Belarus ranks 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.