Bhutan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Travel services
Travel services over time
- Bhutan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 45.5% against 23.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 21.9%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 198 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 18.4% | 19.3% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 23.7% | 5.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 24.4% | 5.6% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Bhutan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Bhutan, at 45.5% against 23.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Bhutan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 21.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
- Bhutan ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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.