Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Palestine: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 34.2% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 20.7%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Palestine ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 47.8% | 26.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 58.0% | 37.6% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 55.1% | 39.3% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 53.5% | 41.3% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 34.2% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Palestine?
- 20.7%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Palestine?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Palestine rank globally for travel services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Palestine ranks 40th of 47 groups.
- 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.