Nauru vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Travel services
Travel services over time
- Nauru
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 33.7% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 20.2%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 19.3% | 9.9% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 15.7% | 5.8% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 12.1% | 10.6% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Nauru or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Nauru, at 33.7% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 20.2%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for travel services?
- Nauru ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th 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.