Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Germany
Germany: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Germany, 1971–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Germany recorded 22.4% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Germany peaked at 57.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2020.
Germany ranks 84th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 49.6% | — |
| 1972 | 53.4% | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 57.5% | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 52.6% | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 50.9% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 40.4% | -20.6% |
| 1977 | 42.5% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 42.8% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 45.9% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 44.6% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 45.6% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -51.2% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +49.6% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 22.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Germany's 22.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Germany 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 | +49.6% | 12.5% | 18.7% |
| 2020 | -51.2% | 24.5% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.1% | 40.4% | 57.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 41.2% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 40.5% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 32.0% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.5% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 11.9% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 600.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 83.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 512.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Germany?
- Travel services in Germany was 22.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for travel services?
- Germany ranks 84th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.