Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Russia
Russia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 52.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Russia, 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Russia is 52.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Russia peaked at 57.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2020.
Russia ranks 10th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45.9% | — |
| 1995 | 57.4% | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -61.3% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +95.1% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +54.3% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | +8.9% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 52.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 2.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Russia's 52.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +95.1% | 15.3% | 29.8% |
| 2020 | -61.3% | 37.2% | 14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 45.9% | 57.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 30.6% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 32.8% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 14.4% | 52.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More private sector data for Russia
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 93.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 45.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Russia?
- Travel services in Russia was 52.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for travel services?
- Russia ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.