East Asia & Pacific vs Samoa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 72.9% against 20.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 52.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st 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 | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.4% | 57.9% | 25.6% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 58.0% | 25.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 65.0% | 38.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 72.2% | 42.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 57.6% | 40.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, East Asia & Pacific or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 72.9% against 20.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between East Asia & Pacific and Samoa?
- 52.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Samoa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Samoa rank globally for travel services?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st 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.