Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Thailand
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 63.7% against 59.3% in Thailand, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.3% | 52.5% | 5.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 64.4% | 39.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 53.6% | 5.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 69.1% | 3.9% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 45.1% | 10.7% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Saudi Arabia or Thailand?
- Saudi Arabia, at 63.7% against 59.3% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
- 4.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Thailand rank globally for travel services?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th and Thailand ranks 52nd 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.