Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Travel services

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
42.3%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
94.5%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
3rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
4th

Travel services over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
20406080100197419992024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 94.5% against 42.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 52.2%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 29.9% 27.5% 2.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 23.8% 47.9% 24.1% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 22.7% 57.8% 35.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 42.2% 81.7% 39.5% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 38.1% 87.1% 49.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 32.8% 83.4% 50.7% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 94.5% against 42.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sao Tome and Principe?
52.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sao Tome and Principe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for travel services?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 45 groups.
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.