Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Sweden
Sweden: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Sweden, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 10.9% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Sweden peaked at 37.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2020.
That places Sweden 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.3% | — |
| 1971 | 27.8% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 30.1% | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 27.1% | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 22.3% | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 23.2% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 24.2% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 25.0% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 25.9% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 31.6% | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 27.8% | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 26.2% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 27.3% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 36.3% | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 37.2% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 36.3% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -53.4% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | -2.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 10.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 50% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 10.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 50% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -53.4% | 17.7% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 22.3% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 26.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 32.4% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 22.0% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.2% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 146 Bahrain 11.7% compare
- 147 Netherlands 11.6% compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 11.0% compare
- 150 Seychelles 10.6% compare
- 151 Switzerland 10.5% compare
- 152 Denmark 10.4% compare
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 143.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 130.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Sweden?
- Travel services in Sweden was 10.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for travel services?
- Sweden ranks 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.