Kuwait vs Pacific island small states: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Kuwait
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 43.0% against 25.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 17.5%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.7 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 14th and Pacific island small states ranks 12th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.7% | 14.8% | 32.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 14.6% | 29.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 18.8% | 31.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 21.4% | 24.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 23.3% | 19.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Kuwait or Pacific island small states?
- Kuwait, at 43.0% against 25.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Kuwait and Pacific island small states?
- 17.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Pacific island small states?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Pacific island small states rank globally for travel services?
- Kuwait ranks 14th and Pacific island small states ranks 12th 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.