Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Upper middle income: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 64.2% against 33.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 30.9%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 24.6% | 10.2% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 24.2% | 5.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 35.2% | 48.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 25.6% | 22.1% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Upper middle income?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 64.2% against 33.3% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Upper middle income?
- 30.9%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Upper middle income rank globally for travel services?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 4th 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.