Travel services in Philippines
Philippines: Travel services was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Philippines, 1977–2025
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 Philippines stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Philippines peaked at 49.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
That places Philippines 148th out of 198 countries 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 19.8% | — |
| 1978 | 20.7% | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 24.9% | +29.9% |
| 1983 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 22.3% | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 22.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 15.6% | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | -43.0% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | +29.5% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +162.6% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -76.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -68.2% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +467.7% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +85.9% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 19.8% | 22.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 14.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 11.9% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 16.8% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 14.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 1.8% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More economy & growth data for Philippines
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 43.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 183,258 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6965 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,905 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Philippines?
- Travel services in Philippines was 16.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for travel services?
- Philippines ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.