Travel services in Canada
Canada: Travel services was 29.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Canada, 1960–2025
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 Canada is 29.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Canada peaked at 54.1% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2021.
Canada ranks 114th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Travel services in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.8% | — |
| 1961 | 45.8% | +21.1% |
| 1962 | 48.0% | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 47.4% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 46.6% | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 54.1% | +16.2% |
| 1968 | 47.2% | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 45.2% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 44.0% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 39.3% | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 37.0% | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 36.3% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 35.1% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 34.3% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 34.2% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 30.9% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 31.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 32.2% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 33.7% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 33.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +75.3% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 29.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.8% | 37.8% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.0% | 34.3% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 30.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 28.5% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 19.9% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 19.7% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 12.7% | 30.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 111 Niger 31.0% compare
- 112 Costa Rica 30.8% compare
- 113 Palestine, State of 30.3% compare
- 115 Republic of Moldova 29.8% compare
- 116 Chile 29.5% compare
- 117 New Caledonia 29.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8812 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.7799 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 43,439 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4843 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 26,972 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7769 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Canada?
- Travel services in Canada was 29.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 1967.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for travel services?
- Canada ranks 114th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.