Laos vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Laos
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Laos currently reports 81.1% against 30.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 51.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Laos ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 36.0% | 23.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 35.7% | 23.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 43.5% | 31.1% | Laos |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 48.1% | 33.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 30.4% | 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?
- Laos, at 81.1% against 30.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 51.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Laos ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th 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.