Libya vs Nigeria: Travel services
Libya
12.5%
in 2020
Nigeria
12.3%
in 2025
Libya rank
160th
Nigeria rank
163rd
Travel services over time
- Libya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Libya currently reports 12.5% against 12.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Libya ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 163rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 9.6% | 3.5% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 22.2% | 17.7% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 4.1% | 8.7% | Libya |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 9.6% | 33.4% | Libya |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 23.9% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 7.8% | 4.7% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Libya or Nigeria?
- Libya, at 12.5% against 12.3% in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in travel services between Libya and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2020.
- How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for travel services?
- Libya ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 163rd 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.