Travel services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Travel services was 21.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Early-demographic dividend, 1977–2025
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 Early-demographic dividend is 21.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 26.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2020.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 18.1% | — |
| 1978 | 20.1% | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 23.7% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 20.6% | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 22.5% | +26.1% |
| 1983 | 20.1% | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 21.1% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 20.8% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 23.9% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 26.0% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -46.9% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +38.0% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +9.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Early-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -46.9% | 21.2% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 18.1% | 23.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 17.9% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 21.3% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.7% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 11.3% | 21.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 21 Eritrea 41.0% compare
- 22 China 40.8% compare
- 23 Comoros 39.6% compare
- 24 French Polynesia 39.6% compare
- 25 Philippines 39.4% compare
- 26 Qatar 39.4% compare
- 27 Republic of Moldova 39.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Early-demographic dividend?
- Travel services in Early-demographic dividend was 21.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2020.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for travel services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.