Botswana vs Zambia: Travel services

Botswana
63.2%
in 2024
Zambia
64.9%
in 2024
Botswana rank
45th
Zambia rank
42nd

Travel services over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
020406080197519992024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 64.9% against 63.2% in Botswana, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 22.9% 12.1% 10.9% Botswana
1980s 33.4% 15.3% 18.1% Botswana
1990s 64.4% 27.8% 36.6% Botswana
2000s 70.2% 69.9% 0.2% Botswana
2010s 61.2% 75.8% 14.6% Zambia
2020s 57.0% 77.6% 20.5% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Botswana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 64.9% against 63.2% in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Botswana and Zambia?
1.7%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for travel services?
Botswana ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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

Indicator
Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit
% of service exports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,495 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.