Cape Verde vs Laos: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Cape Verde
80.3%
in 2025
Laos
81.1%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
20th
Laos rank
18th
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Cape Verde
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 81.1% against 80.3% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Laos ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 12.6% | 2.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 11.9% | 9.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 74.6% | 23.8% | Laos |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 81.8% | 13.5% | Laos |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 72.7% | 1.9% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Cape Verde or Laos?
- Laos, at 81.1% against 80.3% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Cape Verde and Laos?
- 0.8%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Laos?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Laos rank globally for travel services?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Laos ranks 18th 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.