Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Travel services

Saint Kitts and Nevis
78.2%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
35.3%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
17th

Travel services over time

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 78.2% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 42.9%.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 198 countries.

Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Kitts and Nevis Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 85.3% 35.7% 49.6% Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 78.2% 40.2% 38.0% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 78.9% 45.1% 33.8% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 69.8% 41.8% 28.0% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2020s 53.9% 29.5% 24.5% Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 78.2% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in travel services between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
42.9%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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.