Travel services in World
World: Travel services was 23.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in World, 1981–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
World recorded 23.7% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in World peaked at 30.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2021.
That places World 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Travel services in World, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 26.2% | — |
| 1982 | 22.8% | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 27.7% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 29.8% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 29.2% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 29.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 30.0% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 29.7% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -49.4% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +41.2% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +28.4% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.6% | 22.8% | 29.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 27.1% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 23.3% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 12.4% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in World?
- Travel services in World was 23.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2021.
- How does World rank for travel services?
- World ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.