In another year of strong growth, world services exports surpassed $9.5 trillion in 2025, marking an 8% annual increase. While most other service categories enjoyed a solid rise, international trade of transport services increased by modest 2%, amidst tariff changes and transport-routes security considerations. International travel receipts grew in most regions. Estimates indicate that only Central and Southern Asia and Northern America did not witness an increase in travel receipts in 2025. Services other than transport and travel – most of which are digitally tradable – thrived across the world: globally, they marked a 10% annual rise, with all main world regions recording at least an 8% growth.

Region-wise, the highest growth of total services exports was estimated for Africa (14% in Northern Africa and 13% in Sub-Saharan Africa). The two regions enjoyed a solid increase of international transport and travel receipts. Exports of services other than transport and travel, as a group, also increased considerably, recording an estimated 10% and 16% rise for the Northern and Sub-Saharan region, respectively.