Australia vs Kuwait: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Australia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 44.5% against 41.9% in Australia, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Kuwait ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 63.7% | 34.7% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 58.0% | 27.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 59.2% | 20.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 48.2% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 45.2% | 16.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Australia or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 44.5% against 41.9% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Australia and Kuwait?
- 2.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Kuwait rank globally for travel services?
- Australia ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 16th 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.