East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 72.9% against 19.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 53.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Samoa ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.2% | 61.5% | 23.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 64.8% | 25.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 65.3% | 30.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 72.3% | 43.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 57.6% | 42.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 72.9% against 19.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 53.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for travel services?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Samoa ranks 33rd 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.