Travel services in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Travel services was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Luxembourg, 1999–2025
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 Luxembourg is 4.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Luxembourg peaked at 11.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2020.
Luxembourg ranks 182nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Travel services in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.1% | — |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -44.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +66.6% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +21.7% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -12.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.1%, 20% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 4.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 20% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 179 Namibia 4.6% compare
- 180 Ethiopia 4.5% compare
- 181 Sierra Leone 4.3% compare
- 183 Malta 3.9% compare
- 184 Mauritania 3.7% compare
- 185 Tajikistan 3.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Luxembourg
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.60 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 160,408 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -93.89 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -188.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.9282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -136,679 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Luxembourg?
- Travel services in Luxembourg was 4.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for travel services?
- Luxembourg ranks 182nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.