Barbados vs Europe & Central Asia: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Barbados
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 72.0% against 17.4% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 54.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 4.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.9% | 27.9% | 51.0% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 28.9% | 49.6% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 31.1% | 45.6% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 25.5% | 50.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 21.0% | 51.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Barbados or Europe & Central Asia?
- Barbados, at 72.0% against 17.4% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in travel services between Barbados and Europe & Central Asia?
- 54.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Europe & Central Asia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for travel services?
- Barbados ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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.