Travel services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Travel services was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Bangladesh, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Bangladesh is 5.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bangladesh peaked at 16.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2010.
Bangladesh ranks 187th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.2% | — |
| 1977 | 8.1% | +55.4% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | -27.2% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | +121.2% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | +33.9% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | -32.8% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | -31.9% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -30.1% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -34.4% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +53.7% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +63.9% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +46.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +39.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +39.7% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 5.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 39.6%, 15% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 4.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Bangladesh?
- Travel services in Bangladesh was 5.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for travel services?
- Bangladesh ranks 187th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 service exports, BoP). 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 exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.