Malaysia vs South Africa: Travel services
Malaysia
39.4%
in 2024
South Africa
38.5%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
95th
South Africa rank
98th
Travel services over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 39.4% against 38.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 98th of 198 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.1% | 58.3% | 19.2% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 33.5% | 59.0% | 25.5% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 55.7% | 21.8% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 61.1% | 13.9% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 55.2% | 4.6% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 34.4% | 12.7% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Malaysia or South Africa?
- Malaysia, at 39.4% against 38.5% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Malaysia ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 98th 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.
Individual pages
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.