Travel services in Slovakia
Slovakia: Travel services was 12.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Slovakia, 1993–2025
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 Slovakia stood at 12.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Slovakia peaked at 35.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2021.
That places Slovakia 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.8% | — |
| 1994 | 25.1% | +27.1% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +75.3% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -56.0% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +130.7% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -52.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 12.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 47% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 12.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 61% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +130.7% | 12.2% | 28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 19.8% | 32.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 12.2% | 35.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 25.2% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.3% | 12.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 379.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1175 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,355 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Slovakia?
- Travel services in Slovakia was 12.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for travel services?
- Slovakia ranks 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.