Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Japan
Japan: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 7.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Japan recorded 7.3% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.8% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Japan peaked at 28.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
That places Japan 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 28.8% | — |
| 1997 | 26.8% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -29.7% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -71.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -50.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +75.3% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +129.3% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +26.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 7.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 34% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Japan's 7.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 31% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +129.3% | 2.4% | 5.5% |
| 2022 | +75.3% | 1.4% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 25.8% | 28.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 15.8% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 1.4% | 7.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 169 Cameroon 7.8% compare
- 170 Barbados 7.6% compare
- 171 Grenada 7.4% compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 7.3% compare
- 174 Cote d'Ivoire 6.9% compare
- 175 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.4% compare
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 266.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 242.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Japan?
- Travel services in Japan was 7.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for travel services?
- Japan ranks 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.