Malta vs Sweden: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 10.7% against 9.5% in Sweden, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 172nd and Sweden ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.8% | 15.3% | 56.5% | Malta |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 20.6% | 44.4% | Malta |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 22.0% | 41.1% | Malta |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 18.6% | 11.1% | Malta |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 13.3% | 1.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 8.1% | 1.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 10.7% against 9.5% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Malta and Sweden?
- 1.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for travel services?
- Malta ranks 172nd and Sweden ranks 175th 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.