Travel services in Pakistan
Pakistan: Travel services was 24.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Pakistan, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 24.8% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Pakistan peaked at 28.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1999.
Pakistan ranks 66th of 198 countries 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14.2% | — |
| 1977 | 11.3% | -20.7% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 12.1% | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | -20.5% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | +22.1% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 19.3% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 22.5% | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | -32.8% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | +51.2% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | -42.1% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -45.5% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +140.0% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -33.2% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +55.4% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +58.6% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | +17.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 24.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 24.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.7%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +140.0% | 11.9% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 10.9% | 14.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 9.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 9.0% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 10.3% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 12.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 9.2% | 24.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 63 Bermuda 25.0% compare
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More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 43.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Pakistan?
- Travel services in Pakistan was 24.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1999.
- How does Pakistan rank for travel services?
- Pakistan ranks 66th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.