Trade in services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Trade in services was 13.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1974–2025
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 13.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 14.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1979.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Trade in services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2.6% | — |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -43.3% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | +192.1% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +39.8% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +34.1% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | -5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +192.1% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| 1978 | -43.3% | 2.1% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 6.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 11.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 18 Grenada 81.2% compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 78.2% compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 78.1% compare
- 21 Curaçao 75.6% compare
- 22 Lebanon 72.5% compare
- 23 Turks and Caicos Islands 68.1% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 66.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 74.58 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8,599 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 161.23 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Trade in services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 13.0% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1979.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for trade in services?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.