Travel services in Qatar
Qatar: Travel services was 21.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Qatar, 2011–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 21.6% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Qatar peaked at 35.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2011.
That places Qatar 130th 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 15 years of available data.
Travel services in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15.8% | — |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +82.0% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -35.6% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +20.9% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 15.8% | 35.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 18.3% | 28.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 559.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Qatar?
- Travel services in Qatar was 21.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for travel services?
- Qatar ranks 130th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.