Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 24.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Pre-demographic dividend, 2005–2025
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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 24.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 24.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2005.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.1% | — |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +33.5% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 13.1% | 20.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 16.2% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 16.8% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 117.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 47.67 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Travel services in Pre-demographic dividend was 24.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2005.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for travel services?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.