Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Italy
Italy: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 21.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Italy, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Italy recorded 21.8% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Italy peaked at 36.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1982.
Italy ranks 87th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.4% | — |
| 1971 | 23.2% | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 20.2% | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 20.4% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 15.2% | -25.5% |
| 1975 | 13.7% | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | -14.6% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 12.8% | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | +27.3% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 23.9% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 30.3% | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 36.3% | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -53.4% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +50.6% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 21.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Italy's 21.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -53.4% | 25.0% | 11.6% |
| 2022 | +50.6% | 13.0% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 11.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 10.9% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 23.9% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 21.8% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 24.1% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 11.6% | 22.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 176.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 167.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Italy?
- Travel services in Italy was 21.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1982.
- How does Italy rank for travel services?
- Italy ranks 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.