Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Travel services

Maldives
95.3%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
42.3%
in 2024
Maldives rank
2nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
3rd

Travel services over time

  • Maldives
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
20406080100197720002024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 95.3% against 42.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 53.0%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd of 198 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 57.4% 29.9% 27.5% Maldives
1980s 54.1% 23.8% 30.3% Maldives
1990s 88.5% 23.2% 65.3% Maldives
2000s 94.3% 42.2% 52.1% Maldives
2010s 91.3% 38.1% 53.3% Maldives
2020s 94.7% 32.8% 62.0% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Maldives, at 95.3% against 42.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
53.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for travel services?
Maldives ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd 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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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.