Dominican Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Dominican Republic
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 78.4% against 35.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 42.7%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.7% | 32.2% | 24.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 69.6% | 35.9% | 33.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 40.5% | 17.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 45.2% | 13.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 42.0% | 37.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 29.9% | 40.6% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Dominican Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Dominican Republic, at 78.4% against 35.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 42.7%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th 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.