Travel services in India
India: Travel services was 17.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in India, 1975–2025
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 India stood at 17.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in India peaked at 18.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1975.
That places India 112th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.3% | — |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +45.3% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | -24.2% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +22.7% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +36.7% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +47.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -24.3% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +41.4% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +27.7% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 3.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 6.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 13.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 10.3% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.8% compare
- 110 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 17.6% compare
- 111 France 17.6% compare
- 113 Kiribati 17.4% compare
- 114 Kyrgyzstan 17.0% compare
- 115 Belgium 17.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in India?
- Travel services in India was 17.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1975.
- How does India rank for travel services?
- India ranks 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.