Germany vs Sri Lanka: Travel services
Germany
21.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
21.7%
in 2024
Germany rank
82nd
Sri Lanka rank
84th
Travel services over time
- Germany
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Germany currently reports 21.9% against 21.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.3% | 7.2% | 35.1% | Germany |
| 1980s | 42.7% | 10.9% | 31.8% | Germany |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 13.5% | 28.9% | Germany |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 15.4% | 19.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 30.1% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 23.1% | 5.7% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Germany or Sri Lanka?
- Germany, at 21.9% against 21.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Germany and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Sri Lanka rank globally for travel services?
- Germany ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 84th 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.