East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Laos: Travel services
Travel services over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 74.9% against 19.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 55.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 3.8 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 30th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.5% | 12.6% | 27.9% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 11.9% | 27.2% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 74.6% | 41.6% | Laos |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 81.8% | 53.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 70.1% | 56.7% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Laos?
- Laos, at 74.9% against 19.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Laos?
- 55.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Laos?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Laos rank globally for travel services?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Laos ranks 30th of 45 groups.
- 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.