Travel services in IBRD only
IBRD only: Travel services was 22.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in IBRD only, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 22.3% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in IBRD only peaked at 42.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2021.
That places IBRD only 28th 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 44 years of available data.
Travel services in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 34.8% | — |
| 1983 | 34.6% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 40.6% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 40.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 40.5% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -56.9% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +47.0% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 34.6% | 40.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 34.9% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 33.3% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 31.5% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 13.9% | 25.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,109 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 591.72 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in IBRD only?
- Travel services in IBRD only was 22.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2021.
- How does IBRD only rank for travel services?
- IBRD only ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.