Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in IDA total
IDA total: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 19.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in IDA total, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 19.5% for travel services in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in IDA total peaked at 21.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1977.
That places IDA total 33rd 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 48 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 12.4% | — |
| 1978 | 13.5% | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 14.6% | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 13.7% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 16.9% | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 13.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 17.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 12.9% | 19.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 177.73 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 22.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 141.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in IDA total?
- Travel services in IDA total was 19.5% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1977.
- How does IDA total rank for travel services?
- IDA total ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.