Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 23.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 23.1%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 27.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1982.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 17.1% | — |
| 1978 | 17.8% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 22.2% | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 15.9% | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 15.5% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -19.5% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.0% | 17.1% | 22.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.0% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.0% | 18.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 19.0% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 18.2% | 27.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 15 East Timor 44.9% compare
- 16 Kuwait 44.5% compare
- 17 Syria 43.9% compare
- 18 Qatar 42.7% compare
- 19 Australia 41.8% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 41.4% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 41.2% compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 145.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 35.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 170.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 23.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1982.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for travel services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.