Botswana vs South Asia: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Botswana
- South Asia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 63.2% against 7.7% in South Asia, a difference of 55.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 8.3 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Asia ahead.
Botswana ranks 45th and South Asia ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.4% | 33.8% | 13.4% | South Asia |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 35.3% | 2.0% | South Asia |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 33.6% | 29.1% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 16.6% | 53.6% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 15.4% | 45.7% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 8.6% | 48.4% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Botswana or South Asia?
- Botswana, at 63.2% against 7.7% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Botswana and South Asia?
- 55.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Asia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and South Asia rank globally for travel services?
- Botswana ranks 45th 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.