Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Chile
Chile: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Chile, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Chile recorded 14.8% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Chile peaked at 32.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2021.
That places Chile 130th 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 51 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.0% | — |
| 1976 | 21.0% | -19.5% |
| 1977 | 32.5% | +55.3% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | -42.4% |
| 1979 | 17.0% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 13.4% | -21.2% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 14.9% | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | +46.1% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 23.5% | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 26.1% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 20.8% | -20.5% |
| 1990 | 21.5% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +32.9% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -72.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -60.3% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +334.7% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +105.6% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -10.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 14.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 68% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Chile's 14.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +334.7% | 1.7% | 7.3% |
| 2023 | +105.6% | 7.3% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.1% | 17.0% | 32.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 13.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 16.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 8.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 1.7% | 16.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 21.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Chile?
- Travel services in Chile was 14.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for travel services?
- Chile ranks 130th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.