Travel services in Belgium
Belgium: Travel services was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Belgium, 2002–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Belgium stood at 5.9%.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Belgium peaked at 17.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 186th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Travel services in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17.8% | — |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.4% | 17.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Belgium?
- Travel services in Belgium 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for travel services?
- Belgium ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.