Travel services in Mexico
Mexico: Travel services was 18.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Mexico, 1979–2025
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 Mexico is 18.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Mexico peaked at 59.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2020.
Mexico ranks 106th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Travel services in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 59.8% | — |
| 1980 | 47.0% | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 36.4% | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 35.4% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 41.4% | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 44.5% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 53.9% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 53.5% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 53.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 46.2% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -54.0% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +28.7% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 35.4% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 31.8% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 23.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.4% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 8.5% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 103 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 19.1% compare
- 104 Austria 18.7% compare
- 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.7% compare
- 107 Cayman Islands 17.9% compare
- 108 Honduras 17.8% compare
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 7.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1179 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,638 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Mexico?
- Travel services in Mexico was 18.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for travel services?
- Mexico ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.