Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 20.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Slovakia, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 20.1% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Slovakia peaked at 29.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1993.
That places Slovakia 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.0% | — |
| 1994 | 18.2% | +39.5% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | +35.2% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +55.3% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -27.2% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 20.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 92% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 20.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 92% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 13.0% | 24.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 16.6% | 27.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.2% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 13.7% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More private sector data for Slovakia
- Merchandise trade 160.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 81.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 122.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 14.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 88.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 125.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 14.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23,171 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Slovakia?
- Travel services in Slovakia was 20.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1993.
- How does Slovakia rank for travel services?
- Slovakia ranks 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.