Cape Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Travel services
Travel services over time
- Cape Verde
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 80.3% against 30.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 49.8%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 32.8% | 14.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 37.5% | 31.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 35.7% | 13.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 43.5% | 7.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 48.1% | 20.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 29.1% | 40.9% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Cape Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Cape Verde, at 80.3% against 30.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 49.8%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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.