Africa Eastern and Southern vs Syria: Travel services

Africa Eastern and Southern
32.6%
in 2025
Syria
87.9%
in 2010
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
14th
Syria rank
11th

Travel services over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Syria
20406080197720012025

How they compare

Syria currently reports 87.9% against 32.6% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 55.3%.

That makes Syria's figure about 2.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Syria ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th and Syria ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 45.4% 63.4% 18.0% Syria
1980s 50.0% 53.0% 3.0% Syria
1990s 51.6% 66.3% 14.6% Syria
2000s 56.3% 75.1% 18.8% Syria
2010s 59.4% 87.9% 28.5% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Africa Eastern and Southern or Syria?
Syria, at 87.9% against 32.6% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2010.
What is the difference in travel services between Africa Eastern and Southern and Syria?
55.3%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Syria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2010.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Syria rank globally for travel services?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th and Syria ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service exports). 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 commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,495 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 exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.