New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Travel services
New Zealand
22.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
21.7%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
81st
Sri Lanka rank
84th
Travel services over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 22.0% against 21.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 15.4% | 14.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 30.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 23.1% | 7.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- New Zealand, at 22.0% against 21.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for travel services?
- New Zealand ranks 81st 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.