Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 20.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Marshall Islands, 2005–2024
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 Marshall Islands is 20.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Marshall Islands peaked at 38.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2021.
Marshall Islands ranks 96th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.6% | — |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +35.4% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +3.5% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 20.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 87% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 20.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 19.8% | 29.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 19.3% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 15.1% | 24.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 93 Dominican Republic 21.2% compare
- 94 South Sudan 21.2% compare
- 95 North Macedonia 20.8% compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.2% compare
- 98 Cambodia 20.2% compare
- 99 Israel 20.1% compare
More private sector data for Marshall Islands
- Merchandise trade 59.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 111.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 64.21 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.38 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,984 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,059 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Marshall Islands?
- Travel services in Marshall Islands was 20.3% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2021.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for travel services?
- Marshall Islands ranks 96th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.