Iceland vs IDA only: Travel services
Iceland
36.1%
in 2025
IDA only
15.3%
in 2024
Iceland rank
37th
IDA only rank
37th
Travel services over time
- Iceland
- IDA only
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 36.1% against 15.3% in IDA only, a difference of 20.8%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.4 times IDA only's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 37th and IDA only ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.3% | 12.9% | 8.4% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 16.8% | 13.8% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 19.9% | 28.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 18.8% | 8.9% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 15.5% | 19.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 11.1% | 19.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Iceland or IDA only?
- Iceland, at 36.1% against 15.3% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Iceland and IDA only?
- 20.8%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and IDA only?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and IDA only rank globally for travel services?
- Iceland ranks 37th and IDA only ranks 37th 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.