Iceland vs Sri Lanka: Travel services
Iceland
44.7%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
46.1%
in 2024
Iceland rank
87th
Sri Lanka rank
84th
Travel services over time
- Iceland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 46.1% against 44.7% in Iceland, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Iceland ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 42.4% | 33.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 34.0% | 17.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 31.4% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.7% | 2.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 40.7% | 5.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 33.0% | 4.9% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Iceland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 46.1% against 44.7% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Iceland and Sri Lanka?
- 1.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sri Lanka rank globally for travel services?
- Iceland ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th 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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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.