Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 26.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Pakistan, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 26.5% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Pakistan peaked at 30.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2021.
That places Pakistan 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16.9% | — |
| 1977 | 13.8% | -18.2% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 14.6% | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 18.3% | +23.6% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 20.1% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 22.0% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 25.9% | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 21.6% | -16.5% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 26.5% | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 27.3% | +48.6% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | -46.6% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +25.9% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -44.1% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +137.7% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +54.5% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +58.6% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 26.5% | +18.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 26.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 26.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +137.7% | 12.8% | 30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 12.7% | 16.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 11.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 10.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 11.5% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 14.1% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 9.6% | 26.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 11.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 8.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Pakistan?
- Travel services in Pakistan was 26.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2021.
- How does Pakistan rank for travel services?
- Pakistan ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.