Sub-Saharan Africa vs East Timor: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 82.7% against 30.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 52.7%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and East Timor ranks 16th of 45 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.4% | 73.5% | 26.1% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 80.5% | 32.4% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 86.8% | 57.5% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Sub-Saharan Africa or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 82.7% against 30.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 52.7%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor rank globally for travel services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and East Timor ranks 16th 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.