Travel services in IDA blend
IDA blend: Travel services was 22.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in IDA blend, 1977–2024
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 IDA blend is 22.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in IDA blend peaked at 26.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1979.
That places IDA blend 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Travel services in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 14.7% | — |
| 1978 | 13.2% | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 13.1% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 15.7% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 22.6% | +41.7% |
| 1990 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -38.7% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +65.8% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -48.5% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +53.7% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +43.1% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 14.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 14.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 13.5% | 26.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 16.7% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 16.5% | 22.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 18 Qatar 42.7% compare
- 19 Australia 41.9% compare
- 20 Argentina 41.5% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 41.4% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 41.2% compare
- 23 China 41.0% compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 40.1% compare
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in IDA blend?
- Travel services in IDA blend was 22.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1979.
- How does IDA blend rank for travel services?
- IDA blend ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.