Travel services in World
World: Travel services was 22.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in World, 1981–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
World recorded 22.1% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in World peaked at 31.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2021.
World ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Travel services in World, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.8% | — |
| 1982 | 24.5% | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 26.5% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 30.5% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 31.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 28.3% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -52.1% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +46.2% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +25.5% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4% | 22.8% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.1% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.3% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 10.8% | 22.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,291 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1371 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,880 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5659 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in World?
- Travel services in World was 22.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2021.
- How does World rank for travel services?
- World ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.