Nepal vs South Africa: Travel services
Nepal
38.1%
in 2024
South Africa
38.5%
in 2025
Nepal rank
101st
South Africa rank
98th
Travel services over time
- Nepal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 38.5% against 38.1% in Nepal, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
Nepal ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 98th of 198 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.5% | 57.2% | 11.7% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 52.7% | 59.0% | 6.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 55.7% | 13.5% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 61.1% | 4.6% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 55.2% | 8.6% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 34.4% | 4.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Nepal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 38.5% against 38.1% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Nepal and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Nepal ranks 101st and South Africa ranks 98th 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.