Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Greece
Greece: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Greece, 1976–2025
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 Greece is 12.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Greece peaked at 44.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2021.
That places Greece 143rd 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 49 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24.8% | — |
| 1977 | 22.5% | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 24.2% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 23.2% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 32.2% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 32.9% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 31.6% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 31.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +41.9% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -64.4% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +32.4% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +21.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 55% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 55% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 22.5% | 25.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 23.2% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 31.5% | 44.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 15.8% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.3% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 5.0% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 31.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 58.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Greece?
- Travel services in Greece was 12.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for travel services?
- Greece ranks 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.