Travel services in Slovakia
Slovakia: Travel services was 20.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Slovakia, 1993–2025
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 Slovakia is 20.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Slovakia peaked at 29.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1993.
That places Slovakia 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.0% | — |
| 1994 | 17.6% | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | +36.0% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +55.7% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -27.2% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 20.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.1%, 95% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 20.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 13.0% | 23.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.4% | 26.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 13.6% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 94 Latvia 20.5% compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 20.5% compare
- 96 Marshall Islands 20.3% compare
- 98 North Macedonia 20.1% compare
- 99 Cambodia 20.0% compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 379.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1175 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,355 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Slovakia?
- Travel services in Slovakia was 20.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1993.
- How does Slovakia rank for travel services?
- Slovakia ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.