Laos vs Maldives: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)

Laos
4.5%
in 2020
Maldives
4.3%
in 2020
Laos rank
65th
Maldives rank
68th

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) over time

  • Laos
  • Maldives
05101520199520072020

How they compare

Laos currently reports 4.5% against 4.3% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Maldives ahead.

Laos ranks 65th and Maldives ranks 68th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 4.3% 13.1% 8.8% Maldives
2000s 1.8% 11.4% 9.5% Maldives
2010s 14.4% 10.8% 3.5% Laos
2020s 4.5% 4.3% 0.1% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Laos or Maldives?
Laos, at 4.5% against 4.3% in Maldives as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Laos and Maldives?
0.2%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Maldives?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Laos and Maldives rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Laos ranks 65th and Maldives ranks 68th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,751 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.