Travel services in Mexico
Mexico: Travel services was 18.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Mexico, 1979–2025
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 Mexico is 18.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Mexico peaked at 60.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2020.
That places Mexico 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Travel services in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 60.4% | — |
| 1980 | 48.3% | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 37.5% | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 36.8% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 42.7% | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 42.3% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 43.6% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 52.7% | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 55.5% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 54.9% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 54.4% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -54.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +28.8% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 45.4% | 36.8% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 32.7% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 23.9% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 18.7% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 8.6% | 18.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.4% compare
- 106 Thailand 19.2% compare
- 107 Austria 18.8% compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 18.2% compare
- 110 Honduras 18.1% compare
- 111 Cayman Islands 18.0% compare
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Mexico?
- Travel services in Mexico was 18.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for travel services?
- Mexico ranks 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.