Lesotho vs Tonga: Travel services
Lesotho
67.2%
in 2025
Tonga
68.4%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
42nd
Tonga rank
39th
Travel services over time
- Lesotho
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 68.4% against 67.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 42nd and Tonga ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.8% | 78.6% | 8.9% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 86.2% | 69.1% | 17.1% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 68.1% | 14.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 52.5% | 30.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 63.8% | 5.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 53.5% | 9.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Lesotho or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 68.4% against 67.2% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Lesotho and Tonga?
- 1.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tonga?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd and Tonga ranks 39th 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.