Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Travel services

Mauritania
2.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.1%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
196th
Papua New Guinea rank
198th

Travel services over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
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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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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.