Sub-Saharan Africa vs Timor-Leste: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 82.7% against 30.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 52.2%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 17th of 45 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.4% | 73.5% | 26.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 80.5% | 32.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 87.6% | 58.4% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Sub-Saharan Africa or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 82.7% against 30.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 52.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for travel services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 17th 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.