Laos vs Small states: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Laos
- Small states
How they compare
Laos currently reports 81.1% against 29.0% in Small states, a difference of 52.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Small states ahead.
Laos ranks 18th and Small states ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 39.8% | 32.9% | Small states |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 37.2% | 38.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 35.6% | 46.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 26.6% | 46.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Laos or Small states?
- Laos, at 81.1% against 29.0% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Laos and Small states?
- 52.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Small states?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Small states rank globally for travel services?
- Laos ranks 18th and Small states ranks 18th 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.