East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Samoa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 72.9% against 23.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 49.5%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Samoa ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Samoa ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.9% | 57.9% | 17.0% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 58.0% | 17.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 65.0% | 27.7% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 72.2% | 37.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 57.6% | 39.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 72.9% against 23.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Samoa?
- 49.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Samoa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Samoa rank globally for travel services?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Samoa ranks 28th of 45 groups.
- 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.