Travel services in Germany
Germany: Travel services was 8.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Germany, 1971–2025
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 Germany stood at 8.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Germany peaked at 25.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2021.
That places Germany 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Travel services in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.1% | — |
| 1972 | 25.0% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 24.5% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 22.8% | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 17.4% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 18.9% | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 23.4% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +31.1% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 17.1% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 15.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.6% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.4708 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 28,480 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3985 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 24,108 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7571 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Germany?
- Travel services in Germany was 8.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for travel services?
- Germany ranks 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.