OECD members vs Samoa: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- OECD members
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 72.9% against 20.7% in OECD members, a difference of 52.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.5 times OECD members's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 57.1% | 28.8% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 59.1% | 28.7% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 64.8% | 32.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 65.3% | 40.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 72.3% | 49.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 57.6% | 39.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, OECD members or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 72.9% against 20.7% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between OECD members and Samoa?
- 52.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Samoa rank globally for travel services?
- OECD members ranks 33rd and Samoa ranks 34th 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.