Kiribati vs Malaysia: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Kiribati
38.7%
in 2025
Malaysia
39.9%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
96th
Malaysia rank
94th
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Kiribati
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 39.9% against 38.7% in Kiribati, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 96th and Malaysia ranks 94th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.3% | 33.7% | 3.4% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 33.5% | 13.3% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 39.8% | 30.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 51.0% | 16.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 50.7% | 17.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 24.7% | 1.1% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Kiribati or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 39.9% against 38.7% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Kiribati and Malaysia?
- 1.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Malaysia rank globally for travel services?
- Kiribati ranks 96th and Malaysia ranks 94th 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.