Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Iraq
Iraq: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 32.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Iraq, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 32.9% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Iraq peaked at 51.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2006.
That places Iraq 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.1% | — |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +71.7% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +59.5% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +54.3% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 32.9% | -14.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 32.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 32.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.9%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 7.8% | 14.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 16.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 30.5% | 48.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 26.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Iraq?
- Travel services in Iraq was 32.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2006.
- How does Iraq rank for travel services?
- Iraq ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.