China vs Ethiopia: Travel services
China
14.4%
in 2025
Ethiopia
14.3%
in 2024
China rank
157th
Ethiopia rank
158th
Travel services over time
- China
- Ethiopia
How they compare
China currently reports 14.4% against 14.3% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.
China ranks 157th and Ethiopia ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.9% | 4.2% | 29.7% | China |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 5.9% | 29.1% | China |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 19.1% | 8.7% | China |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.3% | 2.1% | China |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 17.7% | 11.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, China or Ethiopia?
- China, at 14.4% against 14.3% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between China and Ethiopia?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ethiopia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do China and Ethiopia rank globally for travel services?
- China ranks 157th and Ethiopia ranks 158th 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.