Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Argentina
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 41.2% against 22.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 34.6% | 10.4% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 28.9% | 5.1% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 31.2% | 14.5% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 24.2% | 16.4% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 23.4% | 14.0% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 16.4% | 11.7% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Argentina, at 41.2% against 22.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 18.6%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for travel services?
- Argentina ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.