Australia vs World: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 41.3% against 22.1% in World, a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was World ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and World ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.2% | 30.6% | 2.4% | World |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 28.9% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 25.4% | 12.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 23.5% | 23.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 16.7% | 11.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Australia or World?
- Australia, at 41.3% against 22.1% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Australia and World?
- 19.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for travel services?
- Australia ranks 17th and World ranks 20th 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.