Travel services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Travel services was 23.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Early-demographic dividend, 1977–2025
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 Early-demographic dividend is 23.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 43.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2020.
That places Early-demographic dividend 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 34.4% | — |
| 1978 | 35.7% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 39.8% | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 37.3% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 37.6% | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 37.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 36.9% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 39.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 40.4% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -53.4% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +47.7% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | -16.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Early-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -53.4% | 33.6% | 15.7% |
| 2022 | +47.7% | 16.6% | 24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.6% | 34.4% | 39.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 34.4% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 35.7% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 35.0% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 15.7% | 28.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 21 Jordan 76.5% compare
- 22 Guyana 75.4% compare
- 23 Kosovo 75.1% compare
- 23 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 75.1% compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74.9% compare
- 26 Timor-Leste 74.6% compare
- 27 Comoros 72.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Early-demographic dividend?
- Travel services in Early-demographic dividend was 23.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2020.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for travel services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.