Maldives vs Pacific island small states: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Maldives
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 95.3% against 46.4% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 48.9%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.1 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Maldives ranks 2nd and Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.3% | 55.1% | 7.2% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 91.4% | 47.2% | 44.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 46.7% | 47.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 62.0% | 29.3% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 44.8% | 49.8% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Maldives or Pacific island small states?
- Maldives, at 95.3% against 46.4% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Maldives and Pacific island small states?
- 48.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Pacific island small states?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Pacific island small states rank globally for travel services?
- Maldives ranks 2nd and Pacific island small states ranks 1st 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.