Travel services in Other small states
Other small states: Travel services was 17.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Other small states, 1992–2024
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 Other small states stood at 17.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Other small states peaked at 26.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2021.
That places Other small states 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Travel services in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25.7% | — |
| 1993 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 25.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -51.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +43.4% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 26.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 22.6% | 25.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 19.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 9.9% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Other small states?
- Travel services in Other small states was 17.4% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2021.
- How does Other small states rank for travel services?
- Other small states ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.