Travel services in Thailand
Thailand: Travel services was 19.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 19.1% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Thailand peaked at 26.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 102nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21.4% | — |
| 1976 | 25.4% | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | -27.4% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 16.9% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -38.2% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +86.0% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +67.4% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.9% | 16.8% | 25.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 14.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 16.3% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 10.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 12.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 6.0% | 21.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 99 Cambodia 20.0% compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.9% compare
- 101 Korea 19.3% compare
- 103 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 19.1% compare
- 104 Austria 18.7% compare
- 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 9.33 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 31.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 263.07 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Thailand?
- Travel services in Thailand was 19.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for travel services?
- Thailand ranks 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.