Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Turkey
Turkey: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 15.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Turkey, 1974–2025
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 Turkey is 15.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Turkey peaked at 44.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2020.
Turkey ranks 124th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 43.1% | — |
| 1975 | 38.4% | -10.8% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 40.6% | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 29.3% | -27.8% |
| 1979 | 28.3% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | -21.2% |
| 1981 | 26.6% | +19.3% |
| 1982 | 15.7% | -41.1% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -23.9% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +98.6% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 24.3% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +18.6% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | -27.3% |
| 1991 | 20.2% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 25.3% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | -22.7% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | +29.1% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -69.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +79.5% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +33.6% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -17.1% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +14.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 15.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 15.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 71% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.4% | 28.3% | 44.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 11.9% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 17.4% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 22.4% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 15.7% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 4.8% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 58.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 122.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Turkey?
- Travel services in Turkey was 15.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for travel services?
- Turkey ranks 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.