Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Australia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Australia currently reports 41.8% against 21.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 20.5%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 36.7% | 7.7% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 33.2% | 3.1% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 26.0% | 12.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 23.1% | 24.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 15.9% | 12.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Australia, at 41.8% against 21.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 20.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for travel services?
- Australia ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd 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.