Laos vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Laos
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 81.1% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 51.2%.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Laos ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 35.9% | 23.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 35.7% | 23.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 43.5% | 31.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 48.1% | 33.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 30.3% | 42.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Laos or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Laos, at 81.1% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 51.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
- Laos ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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.