North America vs Samoa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- North America
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 72.9% against 20.3% in North America, a difference of 52.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.6 times North America's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 57.1% | 28.2% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 32.8% | 59.1% | 26.3% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 64.8% | 28.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 65.3% | 41.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 72.3% | 48.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 57.6% | 39.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, North America or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 72.9% against 20.3% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between North America and Samoa?
- 52.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do North America and Samoa rank globally for travel services?
- North America ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 33rd 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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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.