Sint Maarten (Dutch part) vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Travel services

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
80.8%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
35.7%
in 2024
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Travel services over time

  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 80.8% against 35.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 45.1%.

That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has been ahead every year.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 198 countries.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2010s 78.6% 41.8% 36.9% Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2020s 74.7% 28.5% 46.2% Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 80.8% against 35.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in travel services between Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
45.1%, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for travel services?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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

Indicator
Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit
% of service exports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,495 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.