Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.8% against 1.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.6 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 196th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 198 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 24.9% | 8.5% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 21.6% | 18.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 7.3% | 63.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 1.1% | 15.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 0.7% | 2.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Mauritania, at 2.8% against 1.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for travel services?
- Mauritania ranks 196th and Papua New Guinea ranks 198th 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.