Travel services in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Travel services was 52.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Russian Federation, 1994–2025
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 Russian Federation is 52.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Russian Federation peaked at 57.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2020.
Russian Federation ranks 10th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Travel services in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45.9% | — |
| 1995 | 57.4% | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -61.5% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +95.2% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +54.8% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 52.0% | +9.0% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 52.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.1%, 2.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 52.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Russian Federation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +95.2% | 15.0% | 29.3% |
| 2020 | -61.5% | 36.7% | 14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 45.9% | 57.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 29.9% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 32.1% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 14.1% | 52.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More economy & growth data for Russian Federation
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.58 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 73.7 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 22.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 345.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 159.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Russian Federation?
- Travel services in Russian Federation was 52.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2020.
- How does Russian Federation rank for travel services?
- Russian Federation ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.