Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Tonga: Travel services

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.5%
in 2024
Tonga
34.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
40th
Tonga rank
39th

Travel services over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 34.8% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 21.3%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tonga ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th and Tonga ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 14.7% 15.3% 0.7% Tonga
1980s 18.1% 20.2% 2.1% Tonga
1990s 21.4% 5.9% 15.6% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 20.2% 14.3% 5.9% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 15.7% 26.4% 10.7% Tonga
2020s 12.1% 28.2% 16.1% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 34.8% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
21.3%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th and Tonga ranks 39th 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

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.