Travel services in Brazil
Brazil: Travel services was 20.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Brazil, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Brazil is 20.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Brazil peaked at 34.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1984.
That places Brazil 91st 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 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.8% | — |
| 1976 | 13.8% | -17.7% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | -40.7% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 7.9% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +113.3% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | -38.3% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -43.5% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +97.3% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -51.0% |
| 1988 | 13.3% | +100.7% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | +57.8% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | +38.7% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | -31.2% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -58.0% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +82.3% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | +9.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 20.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.1%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +113.3% | 7.9% | 16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 8.1% | 16.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 5.9% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 16.8% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 14.4% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.8% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 9.0% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 77.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 365 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Brazil?
- Travel services in Brazil was 20.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1984.
- How does Brazil rank for travel services?
- Brazil ranks 91st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.