Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tuvalu: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 32.3% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Tuvalu ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 30.8% | 10.7% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 22.1% | 6.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 29.3% | 17.5% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 32.3% against 13.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in travel services between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
- 18.8%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu rank globally for travel services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th and Tuvalu ranks 43rd 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.