Cameroon vs Nigeria: Travel services
Cameroon
13.0%
in 2024
Nigeria
13.6%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
164th
Nigeria rank
161st
Travel services over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.6% against 13.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 164th and Nigeria ranks 161st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 10.9% | 6.3% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 22.2% | 7.3% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 4.1% | 11.7% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 11.5% | 4.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 32.1% | 5.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 13.2% | 14.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 13.6% against 13.0% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for travel services?
- Cameroon ranks 164th and Nigeria ranks 161st 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.