Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 16.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Venezuela, 1970–2025
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 Venezuela is 16.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Venezuela peaked at 49.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2020.
That places Venezuela 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.2% | — |
| 1971 | 25.5% | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 28.3% | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 27.2% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 26.0% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 30.2% | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 36.5% | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 42.4% | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 49.4% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 40.7% | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 30.1% | -26.2% |
| 1986 | 25.9% | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 18.1% | -21.5% |
| 1989 | 33.6% | +85.7% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | +24.5% |
| 1991 | 36.8% | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | +38.4% |
| 1994 | 42.6% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | -58.3% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -65.9% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +60.6% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | -5.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 16.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 16.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.2% | 25.5% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 18.1% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 19.9% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 14.1% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 14.1% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 10.2% | 17.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More private sector data for Venezuela
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2013)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2013)
- Merchandise imports 13.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2013)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2013)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.58 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Venezuela?
- Travel services in Venezuela was 16.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for travel services?
- Venezuela ranks 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.