Kuwait vs Malawi: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Kuwait
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.7% against 17.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.
Kuwait ranks 148th and Malawi ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6% | 32.1% | 5.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 31.6% | 15.9% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 60.4% | 48.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 50.1% | 45.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 28.3% | 21.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.1% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Kuwait or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 18.7% against 17.5% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Kuwait and Malawi?
- 1.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malawi?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Malawi rank globally for travel services?
- Kuwait ranks 148th and Malawi ranks 145th 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.