Travel services in Portugal
Portugal: Travel services was 26.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Portugal, 1975–2024
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 Portugal stood at 26.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Portugal peaked at 36.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1981.
That places Portugal 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 35.0% | — |
| 1976 | 22.5% | -35.8% |
| 1977 | 19.5% | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 21.0% | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 18.5% | -13.6% |
| 1982 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 20.2% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 19.9% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 21.7% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 23.0% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 24.6% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +38.7% |
| 1994 | 32.5% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 34.5% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -31.3% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 26.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.3%, 1.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 26.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +38.7% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 19.5% | 35.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 18.5% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 23.0% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 26.8% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 25.9% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 19.7% | 26.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Portugal?
- Travel services in Portugal was 26.7% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1981.
- How does Portugal rank for travel services?
- Portugal ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.