Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Maldives: Travel services

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
41.9%
in 2025
Maldives
95.3%
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th
Maldives rank
2nd

Travel services over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Maldives
20406080100197720012025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 95.3% against 41.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 53.4%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 2nd of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 43.5% 26.4% 17.1% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 38.0% 54.1% 16.1% Maldives
1990s 41.0% 91.4% 50.4% Maldives
2000s 46.6% 93.8% 47.2% Maldives
2010s 42.6% 91.3% 48.7% Maldives
2020s 34.9% 94.7% 59.8% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Maldives?
Maldives, at 95.3% against 41.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives?
53.4%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives rank globally for travel services?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 2nd 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

Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,495 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.