Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) by country
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 imports which are services...
What the numbers show
Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 76.5% in Lesotho; the lowest is 0.0% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.9%, and the mean is 21.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,928.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 113,875.0%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 99.6%).
Travel services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 76.5% | 2025 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 75.9% | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 65.2% | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 64.2% | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Ukraine | 56.5% | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 6 | Lebanon | 55.7% | 2023 | up 63.8% | flat |
| 7 | Kosovo | 55.4% | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 55.4% | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 9 | Curaçao | 52.3% | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 52.0% | 2025 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 50.5% | 2022 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Armenia | 49.9% | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Bhutan | 45.5% | 2024 | up 103.7% | falling |
| 14 | Kuwait | 43.0% | 2025 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 42.8% | 2025 | up 243.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.7% | 2010 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 41.3% | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 41.3% | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 41.2% | 2025 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.2% | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Eritrea | 41.0% | 2000 | up 491.1% | volatile |
| 22 | China | 40.8% | 2025 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 23 | Comoros | 39.6% | 2023 | up 108.8% | rising |
| 24 | French Polynesia | 39.6% | 2016 | up 76.2% | falling |
| 25 | Philippines | 39.4% | 2025 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Qatar | 39.4% | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 39.4% | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 28 | Iraq | 38.1% | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 38.0% | 1994 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 30 | Andorra | 37.8% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 31 | Macau, China | 37.8% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.6% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Aruba | 37.5% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 36.7% | 2024 | up 189.9% | rising |
| 35 | Brunei Darussalam | 36.4% | 2025 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia | 36.2% | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 36.1% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 38 | El Salvador | 34.9% | 2025 | up 80.2% | falling |
| 39 | Tonga | 34.8% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 34.2% | 2025 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 41 | Naoero | 33.7% | 2024 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 42 | Mongolia | 32.3% | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Tuvalu | 32.3% | 2023 | up 92.8% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 32.1% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 45 | Hong Kong, China | 31.7% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 46 | Spain | 31.2% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 31.0% | 2024 | up 41.1% | falling |
| 48 | Nigeria | 30.5% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 30.2% | 2025 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 29.8% | 2024 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 51 | Fiji | 29.0% | 2024 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 28.2% | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.0% | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovenia | 27.8% | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 27.5% | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 56 | Maldives | 26.9% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 57 | Norway | 26.8% | 2025 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 58 | Libya | 26.7% | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 59 | Portugal | 26.6% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 60 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25.5% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 61 | Canada | 25.3% | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 62 | Belize | 25.1% | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 63 | Bermuda | 25.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 64 | San Marino | 25.0% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 65 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24.9% | 2025 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 66 | Pakistan | 24.8% | 2025 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 24.7% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 24.7% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 24.6% | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 70 | Faroe Islands | 24.4% | 2011 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 71 | Guatemala | 24.0% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.5% | 2025 | up 231.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Mauritius | 23.5% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 74 | Czechia | 23.4% | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 75 | Paraguay | 23.0% | 2025 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | 22.9% | 2025 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 22.9% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 78 | Malaysia | 22.8% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 79 | Indonesia | 22.4% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 80 | Tunisia | 22.1% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 81 | New Zealand | 22.0% | 2025 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 82 | Germany | 21.9% | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 83 | Italy | 21.8% | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 21.7% | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Palau | 21.4% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 86 | Panama | 21.4% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 87 | Morocco | 21.4% | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 88 | Israel | 21.3% | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 89 | United States of America | 21.2% | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 90 | Uruguay | 21.1% | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 91 | Brazil | 20.9% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 92 | Oman | 20.9% | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 20.6% | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 94 | Latvia | 20.5% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 20.5% | 2025 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 96 | Marshall Islands | 20.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 97 | Slovakia | 20.1% | 2025 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 20.1% | 2025 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 99 | Cambodia | 20.0% | 2025 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.9% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 101 | Republic of Korea | 19.3% | 2025 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 102 | Thailand | 19.1% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 103 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 19.1% | 2016 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 104 | Austria | 18.7% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 105 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18.7% | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Mexico | 18.1% | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 107 | Cayman Islands | 17.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 108 | Honduras | 17.8% | 2025 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17.8% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 110 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 17.6% | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 111 | France | 17.6% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 112 | India | 17.5% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 113 | Kiribati | 17.4% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.0% | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Belgium | 17.0% | 2025 | up 29.5% | falling |
| 116 | Angola | 16.2% | 2025 | up 1,813.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 16.1% | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 15.9% | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Poland | 15.7% | 2025 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.7% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 121 | Kenya | 15.4% | 2024 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 15.4% | 2014 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 15.1% | 2025 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 14.9% | 2025 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 125 | Egypt | 14.5% | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 126 | Chile | 14.4% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 127 | Hungary | 14.2% | 2025 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Estonia | 13.9% | 2025 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 129 | Madagascar | 13.9% | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 13.8% | 2016 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 131 | Bangladesh | 13.8% | 2025 | up 149.1% | rising |
| 132 | Malawi | 13.6% | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Samoa | 13.2% | 2025 | up 472.7% | falling |
| 134 | Türkiye | 13.2% | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 135 | Chad | 13.0% | 1994 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 136 | South Africa | 13.0% | 2025 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 137 | South Sudan | 12.6% | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Gabon | 12.4% | 2015 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 139 | Finland | 12.3% | 2025 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 140 | Lithuania | 12.2% | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 141 | Zambia | 12.0% | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 142 | Georgia | 12.0% | 2025 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Netherlands | 11.0% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 144 | Bahamas | 11.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 145 | Sweden | 10.9% | 2025 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 146 | Bahrain | 10.7% | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 147 | Switzerland | 10.7% | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Dominica | 10.4% | 2025 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 149 | Belarus | 10.2% | 2021 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 150 | Botswana | 10.0% | 2024 | down 55.3% | flat |
| 151 | Denmark | 9.8% | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 152 | Greece | 9.7% | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 153 | Cyprus | 9.4% | 2025 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 154 | Niger | 9.3% | 2024 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 155 | Ghana | 9.2% | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.9% | 2000 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 8.9% | 2025 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Singapore | 8.8% | 2025 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 159 | Jamaica | 8.7% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 160 | Seychelles | 8.4% | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Uganda | 8.3% | 2024 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 162 | Montenegro | 8.3% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 163 | Mali | 8.1% | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 164 | Cameroon | 7.7% | 2024 | down 67.7% | rising |
| 165 | Algeria | 7.6% | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Barbados | 7.4% | 2017 | down 56.7% | flat |
| 167 | Mozambique | 7.4% | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Grenada | 7.3% | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Japan | 7.2% | 2025 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Gambia | 7.0% | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Burkina Faso | 7.0% | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 172 | Eswatini | 6.8% | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 173 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.7% | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 174 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.8% | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.6% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 176 | Togo | 5.2% | 2020 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Myanmar | 5.1% | 2019 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Senegal | 4.7% | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 179 | Namibia | 4.6% | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Ethiopia | 4.5% | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 4.3% | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 4.2% | 2025 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 183 | Malta | 3.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritania | 3.7% | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Tajikistan | 3.5% | 2025 | up 113,875.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Yemen | 3.4% | 2016 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 187 | Benin | 3.3% | 2023 | down 34.7% | flat |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 3.2% | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 189 | Ireland | 3.0% | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Liberia | 3.0% | 2024 | up 835.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Djibouti | 2.9% | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 192 | Congo | 2.7% | 2021 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 2.7% | 2020 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Haiti | 2.6% | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Suriname | 2.5% | 2025 | down 84.4% | flat |
| 196 | Guyana | 2.0% | 2023 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Sudan | 1.4% | 2022 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2022 | down 99.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 37.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 34.0%
- Upper middle income 33.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 30.6%
- IBRD only 30.5%
- IDA & IBRD total 30.1%
- Middle income 30.0%
- Low & middle income 29.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 28.7%
- Arab World 26.2%
- Pacific island small states 25.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 24.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 24.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 23.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 23.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 23.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 22.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 22.6%
- World 22.1%
- IDA blend 22.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 21.9%
- North America 21.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 21.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 20.7%
- High income 19.9%
- OECD members 19.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 19.6%
- Euro area 19.2%
- Lower middle income 19.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 18.9%
- European Union 18.7%
- IDA total 18.2%
- South Asia 17.3%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 17.3%
- Least developed countries 15.5%
- IDA only 15.3%
- Africa Western and Central 14.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 13.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 13.5%
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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.