Travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Travel services was 23.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1977–2024
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 23.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 29.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1982.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 18.6% | — |
| 1978 | 16.1% | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 27.5% | +71.1% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | -26.2% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | -25.7% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +37.9% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -18.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +71.1% | 16.1% | 27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 16.1% | 27.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 14.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 14.3% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.7% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 19.1% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 17.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Travel services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 23.6% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1982.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for travel services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.