Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 22.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 (IDA & IBRD) stood at 22.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 27.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1982.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD), 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 | 16.9% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -19.0% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | +1.6% |
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 | 16.9% | 15.9% | 17.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 17.0% | 27.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 572.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 144.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 35.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 464.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 148.79 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 620.91 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 22.8% 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1982.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for travel services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.