Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Zambia: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 76.6% against 23.6% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 53.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 3.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 38.1% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 73.8% | 39.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 75.8% | 48.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 77.4% | 57.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 76.6% against 23.6% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia?
- 53.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia rank globally for travel services?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.