IDA total vs Laos: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- IDA total
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 81.1% against 27.0% in IDA total, a difference of 54.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 3.0 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 21st and Laos ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 12.6% | 6.0% | IDA total |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 11.9% | 9.8% | IDA total |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 74.6% | 46.6% | Laos |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 81.8% | 50.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 72.7% | 46.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, IDA total or Laos?
- Laos, at 81.1% against 27.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between IDA total and Laos?
- 54.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Laos?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Laos rank globally for travel services?
- IDA total ranks 21st and Laos ranks 18th 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.