Which has higher travel services, Cameroon or Nigeria?

Cameroon, at 12.5% against 12.3% in Nigeria as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Travel services

Cameroon

12.5%

in 2024

Nigeria

12.3%

in 2025

Cameroon rank

161st

Nigeria rank

163rd

Travel services over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 12.5% against 12.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 161st and Nigeria ranks 163rd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16.2%	9.6%	6.5%	Cameroon
1980s	13.7%	22.2%	8.4%	Nigeria
1990s	14.8%	4.1%	10.7%	Cameroon
2000s	14.9%	9.6%	5.3%	Cameroon
2010s	25.9%	27.2%	1.3%	Nigeria
2020s	26.0%	11.8%	14.2%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Cameroon, at 12.5% against 12.3% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for travel services?: Cameroon ranks 161st and Nigeria ranks 163rd 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.