Travel services in Australia
Australia: Travel services was 41.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Australia, 1989–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Australia recorded 41.3% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Australia peaked at 47.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
Australia ranks 17th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Travel services in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 28.2% | — |
| 1990 | 29.8% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -65.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -85.1% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +935.4% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +72.3% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 26.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 32.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 45.3% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 2.3% | 41.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 14 Kuwait 43.0% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 42.8% compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 42.7% compare
- 18 Uzbekistan 41.3% compare
- 19 Argentina 41.2% compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 41.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Australia?
- Travel services in Australia was 41.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for travel services?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.