Australia vs North America: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 41.9% against 22.4% in North America, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was North America ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and North America ranks 19th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 39.2% | 10.2% | North America |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 36.1% | 5.9% | North America |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 26.2% | 12.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 23.0% | 24.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 17.2% | 11.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Australia or North America?
- Australia, at 41.9% against 22.4% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Australia and North America?
- 19.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for travel services?
- Australia ranks 19th and North America ranks 19th 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.