Samoa vs Tonga: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Samoa
72.9%
in 2025
Tonga
72.3%
in 2025
Samoa rank
34th
Tonga rank
37th
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 72.9% against 72.3% in Tonga, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tonga ahead.
Samoa ranks 34th and Tonga ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 74.3% | 17.2% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 59.1% | 69.1% | 10.0% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 68.1% | 10.7% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 59.7% | 5.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 62.8% | 9.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 54.6% | 3.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 72.9% against 72.3% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
- Samoa ranks 34th and Tonga ranks 37th 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.