South Africa vs Turkey: Travel services
South Africa
13.0%
in 2025
Turkey
13.2%
in 2024
South Africa rank
136th
Turkey rank
134th
Travel services over time
- South Africa
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 13.2% against 13.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Turkey ahead.
South Africa ranks 136th and Turkey ranks 134th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 31.5% | 6.8% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 20.1% | 4.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 19.6% | 13.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 25.7% | 4.4% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 20.2% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, South Africa or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 13.2% against 13.0% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between South Africa and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for travel services?
- South Africa ranks 136th and Turkey ranks 134th 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.