Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Belgium
Belgium: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Belgium, 2002–2025
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 Belgium stood at 15.3%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Belgium peaked at 29.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2020.
That places Belgium 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27.7% | — |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -35.4% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 15.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 70% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 15.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 70% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 21.9% | 29.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 13.1% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 11.9% | 15.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 15.7% compare
- 124 Turkey 15.5% compare
- 125 Algeria 15.3% compare
- 127 Azerbaijan 15.3% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 14.9% compare
- 129 Chad 14.9%
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 170.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 158.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Belgium?
- Travel services in Belgium was 15.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for travel services?
- Belgium ranks 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.