Gambia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Gambia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 89.8% against 40.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 49.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.7% | 48.5% | 25.2% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 42.6% | 30.4% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 43.7% | 24.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 45.6% | 21.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 42.6% | 28.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 35.8% | 32.5% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Gambia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gambia, at 89.8% against 40.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Gambia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 49.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for travel services?
- Gambia ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th 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.