Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Mexico
Mexico: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 17.5% 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 17.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% 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 113th 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 (% of commercial service imports) 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 | 11.0% | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +24.5% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | +12.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 17.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 76% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 17.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Mexico 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 | -54.0% | 18.7% | 8.6% |
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 | 12.4% | 8.6% | 17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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)
- Commercial service imports 77.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Mexico?
- Travel services in Mexico was 17.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in 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 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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.