Africa Eastern and Southern vs Hong Kong: Travel services

Africa Eastern and Southern
13.5%
in 2024
Hong Kong
31.7%
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
45th
Hong Kong rank
45th

Travel services over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Hong Kong
102030197720002024

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 31.7% against 13.5% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 18.2%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th and Hong Kong ranks 45th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1990s 26.7% 31.6% 4.9% Hong Kong
2000s 25.5% 25.3% 0.2% Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 17.8% 29.7% 11.9% Hong Kong
2020s 11.7% 16.9% 5.3% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Africa Eastern and Southern or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 31.7% against 13.5% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Africa Eastern and Southern and Hong Kong?
18.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Hong Kong?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Hong Kong rank globally for travel services?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th and Hong Kong ranks 45th of 47 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 imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,575 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.