Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 83.8% against 30.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 53.3%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.7% | 37.5% | 48.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 35.7% | 43.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 43.5% | 35.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 48.1% | 34.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 29.2% | 41.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 83.8% against 30.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 53.3%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th 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.