Gabon vs South Africa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Gabon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 13.0% against 12.4% in Gabon, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 138th and South Africa ranks 136th of 198 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 24.2% | 9.4% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 24.4% | 12.2% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 33.5% | 20.5% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 30.7% | 7.6% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 22.1% | 6.4% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Gabon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 13.0% against 12.4% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Gabon and South Africa?
- 0.6%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
- How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Gabon ranks 138th and South Africa ranks 136th 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.