Travel services in Peru
Peru: Travel services was 24.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Peru, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Peru recorded 24.7% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Peru peaked at 26.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1977.
Peru ranks 67th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.8% | — |
| 1978 | 7.2% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | +52.3% |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +32.9% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 16.8% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 18.9% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 21.1% | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -63.5% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +58.3% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +43.6% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 12.2% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 15.8% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 18.4% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 18.8% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 9.4% | 24.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 64 San Marino 25.0% compare
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.9% compare
- 66 Pakistan 24.8% compare
- 68 Bulgaria 24.7% compare
- 69 Costa Rica 24.6% compare
- 70 Faroe Islands 24.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Peru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,597 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 8,898 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 31,738 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Peru?
- Travel services in Peru was 24.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1977.
- How does Peru rank for travel services?
- Peru ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.