Sub-Saharan Africa vs Syria: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 84.4% against 35.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 48.7%.
That makes Syria's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Syria ranks 13th of 45 groups.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 39.3% | 7.1% | Syria |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 40.0% | 4.1% | Syria |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 56.6% | 16.0% | Syria |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 67.7% | 22.4% | Syria |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 84.4% | 40.6% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Sub-Saharan Africa or Syria?
- Syria, at 84.4% against 35.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2010.
- What is the difference in travel services between Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?
- 48.7%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2010.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria rank globally for travel services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Syria ranks 13th of 45 groups.
- 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.