Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 94.5% against 43.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 51.3%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 27.1% | 17.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 39.5% | 47.9% | 8.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 46.4% | 65.5% | 19.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 81.5% | 32.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 87.1% | 43.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 83.4% | 46.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 94.5% against 43.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 51.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 45 groups.
- 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.