Travel services in Switzerland
Switzerland: Travel services was 10.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Switzerland, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 10.7% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Switzerland peaked at 54.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 44.3% | — |
| 1978 | 47.6% | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 48.4% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 49.8% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 51.9% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 53.6% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 52.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -61.0% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -46.9% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +65.4% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.8% | 44.3% | 48.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 45.3% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 39.1% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.1% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 6.1% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Switzerland?
- Travel services in Switzerland was 10.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for travel services?
- Switzerland ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.