East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lesotho: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 75.5% against 21.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 54.2%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.5 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.2% | 93.7% | 55.5% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 85.2% | 46.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 83.7% | 50.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 68.9% | 40.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 67.7% | 54.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 75.5% against 21.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?
- 54.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho rank globally for travel services?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 31st 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.