Trade in services in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Trade in services was 24.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in services in Central Europe and the Baltics is 24.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 25.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1987.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Trade in services in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6.8% | — |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | -22.3% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +29.9% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +34.9% | 8.7% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 7.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 8.7% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.4% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 20.5% | 25.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 5 Singapore 133.7% compare
- 6 Seychelles 121.8% compare
- 7 Aruba 111.3% compare
- 8 Andorra 109.2% compare
- 9 San Marino 105.5% compare
- 10 Maldives 98.0% compare
- 11 Macau, China 96.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,135 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,678 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Trade in services in Central Europe and the Baltics was 24.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1987.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for trade in services?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.