Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tonga: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 34.8% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.3%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tonga ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Tonga ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | 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 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 14.3% | 5.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 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 or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 34.8% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga?
- 21.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa 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.
Individual pages
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.