Kiribati vs South Africa: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Kiribati
38.7%
in 2025
South Africa
38.5%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
96th
South Africa rank
98th
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Kiribati
- South Africa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 38.7% against 38.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was South Africa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 98th of 198 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.3% | 55.4% | 25.0% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 59.0% | 38.8% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 58.0% | 49.0% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 61.5% | 27.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 55.2% | 21.8% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 35.1% | 9.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Kiribati or South Africa?
- Kiribati, at 38.7% against 38.5% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Kiribati and South Africa?
- 0.2%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and South Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Kiribati ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 98th 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.