Ghana vs United States: Travel services
Ghana
16.8%
in 2025
United States
17.3%
in 2025
Ghana rank
149th
United States rank
146th
Travel services over time
- Ghana
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 17.3% against 16.8% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.
Ghana ranks 149th and United States ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 20.6% | 19.3% | United States |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 27.5% | 25.0% | United States |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 34.2% | 15.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 25.3% | 35.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.3% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 14.6% | 4.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Ghana or United States?
- United States, at 17.3% against 16.8% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Ghana and United States?
- 0.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and United States rank globally for travel services?
- Ghana ranks 149th and United States ranks 146th 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.