Travel services in Türkiye
Türkiye: Travel services was 13.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Türkiye, 1974–2024
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 Türkiye is 13.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Türkiye peaked at 44.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2020.
Türkiye ranks 136th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Türkiye, 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% |
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 | 10.7% | 4.8% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 133 Estonia 14.0% compare
- 134 Samoa 13.9% compare
- 135 New Caledonia 13.8% compare
- 137 South Africa 13.2% compare
- 138 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.0% compare
- 139 Gabon 12.5% compare
More private sector data for Türkiye
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Türkiye?
- Travel services in Türkiye was 13.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for travel services?
- Türkiye ranks 136th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.