North America vs Tonga: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- North America
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 72.3% against 20.3% in North America, a difference of 52.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 3.6 times North America's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 34th and Tonga ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 80.0% | 51.1% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 32.8% | 69.1% | 36.3% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 68.1% | 30.5% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 52.5% | 27.4% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 62.8% | 38.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 49.3% | 32.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, North America or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 72.3% against 20.3% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between North America and Tonga?
- 52.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Tonga?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do North America and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
- North America ranks 34th and Tonga ranks 37th 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.