Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Grenada
Grenada: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 7.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Grenada, 1977–2025
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 Grenada is 7.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Grenada peaked at 49.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
Grenada ranks 171st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 27.6% | — |
| 1978 | 49.4% | +79.1% |
| 1979 | 20.6% | -58.3% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 23.6% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | -41.5% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 14.7% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -61.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +149.1% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | +10.2% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 7.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 32% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 7.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Grenada 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 | +149.1% | 2.4% | 6.0% |
| 1978 | +79.1% | 27.6% | 49.4% |
| 2020 | -61.4% | 9.4% | 3.6% |
| 1979 | -58.3% | 49.4% | 20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.5% | 20.6% | 49.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 13.8% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 2.4% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More private sector data for Grenada
- Merchandise trade 48.4% (2025)
- Food imports 24.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 653.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 391.33 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 28.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 35.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 754.40 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 298.37 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Grenada?
- Travel services in Grenada was 7.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does Grenada rank for travel services?
- Grenada ranks 171st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada 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.