Arab World vs Kuwait: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Arab World
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 44.5% against 25.4% in Arab World, a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.7 times Arab World's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.7% | 48.6% | 21.9% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 45.2% | 20.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Arab World or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 44.5% against 25.4% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Arab World and Kuwait?
- 19.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Kuwait?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Kuwait rank globally for travel services?
- Arab World ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 16th 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
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.