Africa Western and Central vs Iceland: Travel services

Africa Western and Central
16.8%
in 2024
Iceland
36.3%
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
41st
Iceland rank
41st

Travel services over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Iceland
1020304050197620002025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 36.3% against 16.8% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 19.5%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.2 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 41st and Iceland ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 13.3% 21.8% 8.6% Iceland
1980s 15.7% 31.9% 16.2% Iceland
1990s 19.3% 48.6% 29.3% Iceland
2000s 22.2% 28.0% 5.7% Iceland
2010s 17.9% 34.9% 17.0% Iceland
2020s 15.3% 30.3% 15.0% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Africa Western and Central or Iceland?
Iceland, at 36.3% against 16.8% in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in travel services between Africa Western and Central and Iceland?
19.5%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Iceland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Iceland rank globally for travel services?
Africa Western and Central ranks 41st and Iceland ranks 41st 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.