Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Ireland
Ireland: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Ireland, 2005–2025
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 Ireland is 2.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Ireland peaked at 9.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 196th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.5% | — |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -69.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +225.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +41.3% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -23.9% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +2.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 11% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 11% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Ireland 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 | +225.9% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 526.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 91.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 547.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 53,501 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Ireland?
- Travel services in Ireland was 2.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for travel services?
- Ireland ranks 196th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.