Kuwait vs Norway: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16.7% against 15.1% in Norway, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 150th and Norway ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.6% | 9.1% | 12.5% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 11.2% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 14.9% | 4.7% | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 11.5% | 7.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 13.1% | 7.8% | Norway |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Kuwait or Norway?
- Kuwait, at 16.7% against 15.1% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Kuwait and Norway?
- 1.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for travel services?
- Kuwait ranks 150th and Norway ranks 151st 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.