South Asia (IDA & IBRD) vs Zambia: Travel services

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
7.6%
in 2025
Zambia
64.9%
in 2024
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
44th
Zambia rank
45th

Travel services over time

  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
  • Zambia
020406080100197520002025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 64.9% against 7.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 57.3%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 8.5 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 45th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 41.6% 13.3% 28.3% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 35.4% 18.4% 17.1% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 28.8% 28.6% 0.2% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 15.6% 73.8% 58.2% Zambia
2010s 14.1% 75.8% 61.7% Zambia
2020s 8.3% 77.6% 69.3% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 64.9% against 7.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Zambia?
57.3%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Zambia rank globally for travel services?
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 45th 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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Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,495 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.