Palau vs Sri Lanka: Travel services

Palau
21.4%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
21.7%
in 2024
Palau rank
85th
Sri Lanka rank
84th

Travel services over time

  • Palau
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21.7% against 21.4% in Palau, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 22.3% 15.3% 7.0% Palau
2010s 27.7% 30.1% 2.5% Sri Lanka
2020s 28.8% 23.5% 5.3% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Palau or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 21.7% against 21.4% in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Palau and Sri Lanka?
0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sri Lanka?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Palau and Sri Lanka rank globally for travel services?
Palau ranks 85th 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

Indicator
Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)
Unit
% of service imports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.