Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Travel services
Travel services over time
- Australia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 41.9% against 22.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 38.7% | 9.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 34.7% | 4.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 27.1% | 11.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 24.0% | 23.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 16.2% | 12.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Australia, at 41.9% against 22.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 19.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
- Australia ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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.