Travel services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Travel services was 13.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Bangladesh, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Bangladesh stood at 13.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 149.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bangladesh peaked at 18.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1977.
That places Bangladesh 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.5% | — |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -60.7% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | +257.5% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | -23.8% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +49.4% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +38.5% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | +23.2% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +36.5% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | +52.2% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | -34.3% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -38.9% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +50.1% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -48.3% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +99.2% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +55.7% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -25.6% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | +3.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 13.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 13.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 24.3%, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +257.5% | 1.4% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.4% | 4.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 3.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 11.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 4.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 5.0% | 17.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Bangladesh?
- Travel services in Bangladesh was 13.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1977.
- How does Bangladesh rank for travel services?
- Bangladesh ranks 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.