Gambia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Travel services

Gambia
89.8%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
42.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
4th

Travel services over time

  • Gambia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
20406080100197720002024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 89.8% against 42.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 47.7%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 198 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 73.9% 28.0% 46.0% Gambia
1980s 80.6% 23.8% 56.8% Gambia
1990s 86.2% 23.2% 63.0% Gambia
2000s 67.4% 42.2% 25.3% Gambia
2010s 71.0% 38.4% 32.6% Gambia
2020s 68.2% 33.0% 35.2% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Gambia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Gambia, at 89.8% against 42.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
47.7%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
Gambia ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,495 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.