Iraq vs North America: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Iraq
- North America
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 72.6% against 20.3% in North America, a difference of 52.3%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 3.6 times North America's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 35th and North America ranks 34th of 198 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 23.1% | 36.8% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 24.0% | 34.5% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 16.7% | 37.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Iraq or North America?
- Iraq, at 72.6% against 20.3% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Iraq and North America?
- 52.3%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North America?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and North America rank globally for travel services?
- Iraq ranks 35th and North America ranks 34th 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.