Korea vs Libya: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Korea
- Libya
How they compare
Korea currently reports 14.9% against 14.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 156th and Libya ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.3% | 7.9% | 3.3% | Korea |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 5.7% | 12.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 17.7% | 5.4% | Korea |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 53.8% | 39.0% | Libya |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 24.2% | 7.8% | Libya |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 14.1% | 1.9% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Korea or Libya?
- Korea, at 14.9% against 14.1% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Korea and Libya?
- 0.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Libya?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2020.
- How do Korea and Libya rank globally for travel services?
- Korea ranks 156th and Libya ranks 159th 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.
Individual pages
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.