East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Laos: Travel services
Travel services over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 64.2% against 37.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 27.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Laos ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 14.4% | 5.3% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 19.1% | 4.0% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 83.2% | 43.0% | Laos |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 47.7% | 19.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Laos?
- Laos, at 64.2% against 37.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?
- 27.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos rank globally for travel services?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Laos ranks 4th of 47 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 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.