Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 20.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 20.4% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 31.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2021.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.4% | — |
| 1994 | 23.3% | +51.3% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +51.3% | 15.4% | 23.3% |
| 2020 | -36.2% | 22.3% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 15.4% | 29.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 26.5% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.0% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 13.7% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 25 Moldova 40.1% compare
- 26 Philippines 40.0% compare
- 27 Macao 39.9% compare
- 28 Comoros 39.9% compare
- 29 French Polynesia 39.7% compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.5% compare
- 31 Tuvalu 39.0% compare
More private sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Merchandise trade 100.1% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 76.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 275.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 399.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,615 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Travel services in Central Europe and the Baltics was 20.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2021.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for travel services?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.