Travel services in OECD members
OECD members: Travel services was 19.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 19.8%.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in OECD members peaked at 33.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2020.
That places OECD members 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.7% | — |
| 1976 | 25.3% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 26.4% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 27.0% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 27.8% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 26.7% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 26.0% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 31.3% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 32.8% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 30.2% | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 30.3% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -56.9% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +61.6% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 25.3% | 27.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 26.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.5% | 29.4% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 22.7% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.0% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 8.2% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 24 French Polynesia 39.6% compare
- 25 Philippines 39.4% compare
- 26 Qatar 39.4% compare
- 27 Republic of Moldova 39.4% compare
- 28 Iraq 38.1% compare
- 29 Central African Republic 38.0% compare
- 30 Andorra 37.8% compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 29,371 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in OECD members?
- Travel services in OECD members was 19.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for travel services?
- OECD members ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.