Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Nauru
Nauru: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 36.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Nauru, 2008–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Nauru stood at 36.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Nauru peaked at 41.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2012.
That places Nauru 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.5% | — |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -56.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +80.6% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +42.3% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -38.7% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +116.3% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +15.6% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 36.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 1.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 36.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 27.5% | 35.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 10.9% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 11.7% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More private sector data for Nauru
- Merchandise trade 55.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 67.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 81.58 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 16.32 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,578 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Nauru?
- Travel services in Nauru was 36.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2012.
- How does Nauru rank for travel services?
- Nauru ranks 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.