Travel services in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Travel services was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 19.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Lower middle income peaked at 22.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1986.
Lower middle income ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15.6% | — |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 18.9% | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 17.4% | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | -26.4% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 13.0% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 17.7% | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 15.6% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 12.1% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.7% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 15.7% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 12.6% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 27 Republic of Moldova 39.4% compare
- 28 Iraq 38.1% compare
- 29 Central African Republic 38.0% compare
- 30 Andorra 37.8% compare
- 31 Macau, China 37.8% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.6% compare
- 33 Aruba 37.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Lower middle income?
- Travel services in Lower middle income was 19.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1986.
- How does Lower middle income rank for travel services?
- Lower middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.