Bahamas vs Latin America & Caribbean: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Bahamas
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 94.8% against 40.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 54.7%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.5% | 43.5% | 44.0% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 87.8% | 38.1% | 49.8% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 41.0% | 48.7% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 46.6% | 40.2% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 42.4% | 46.9% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 34.0% | 55.5% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Bahamas or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Bahamas, at 94.8% against 40.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 54.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for travel services?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th of 198 countries.
- 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
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.