Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Afghanistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.2% against 2.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 189th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 6.5% | 5.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 5.6% | 5.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 4.6% | 1.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.2% against 2.9% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for travel services?
- Afghanistan ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 189th 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.