Travel services in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Travel services was 13.0% in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1976–2000
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 13.0% for travel services in 2000.
That represents a change of down 60.8% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 52.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1988.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 138th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22.2% | — |
| 1977 | 23.6% | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 18.2% | -22.9% |
| 1979 | 52.8% | +189.9% |
| 1980 | 33.6% | -36.3% |
| 1981 | 21.0% | -37.4% |
| 1982 | 13.6% | -35.4% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +20.5% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -72.0% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | +71.6% |
| 1990 | 9.2% | +72.1% |
| 1991 | 13.6% | +48.0% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | +47.3% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -69.0% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +125.9% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +34.9% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -50.4% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | +457.5% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -60.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.2% | 18.2% | 52.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 3.1% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 4.9% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
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More private sector data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 29.5% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5069 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Travel services in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 13.0% in 2000, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1988.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for travel services?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 138th out of 198 countries with data for 2000.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.