Personal, cultural, and recreational services

U.S. services trade data for personal, cultural, and recreational services from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

U.S. Exports

$21.6B

2025

+5.3%vs 2024

U.S. Imports

$27.1B

2025

+13.2%vs 2024

Trade Deficit$5.6B

Top Personal, cultural, and recreational services Trade Partners

Top countries for U.S. trade in personal, cultural, and recreational services , ranked by U.S. export value. Cards show U.S. exports to the country and U.S. imports from the country for the latest year available.

United Kingdom

U.S. Exports$6.1B

U.S. Imports$3.1B

Canada

U.S. Exports$2.2B

U.S. Imports$2.1B

Germany

U.S. Exports$1.2B

U.S. Imports$759.0M

India

U.S. Exports$931.0M

U.S. Imports$207.0M

France

U.S. Exports$918.0M

U.S. Imports$670.0M

Australia

U.S. Exports$858.0M

U.S. Imports$567.0M

China

U.S. Exports$831.0M

U.S. Imports$850.0M

Spain

U.S. Exports$578.0M

U.S. Imports$520.0M

Mexico

U.S. Exports$552.0M

U.S. Imports$328.0M

Annual Trend — Personal, cultural, and recreational services

U.S. exports and imports of personal, cultural, and recreational services by year, from 1999 onward. Values in millions of U.S. dollars.

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Data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce. Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars for the Personal, cultural, and recreational services service category; BEA revises prior years each June. The balance is exports minus imports for the same year.