Australia vs South Asia: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Australia
- South Asia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 60.5% against 7.7% in South Asia, a difference of 52.8%.
That makes Australia's figure about 7.9 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and South Asia ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.6% | 33.7% | 5.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 33.6% | 11.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 16.6% | 37.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 15.4% | 46.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 8.5% | 44.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Australia or South Asia?
- Australia, at 60.5% against 7.7% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Australia and South Asia?
- 52.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Asia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Asia rank globally for travel services?
- Australia ranks 47th and South Asia ranks 44th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.