Bahamas vs South Africa: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Bahamas
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 13.2% against 12.3% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 136th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.2% | 25.2% | 5.0% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 24.9% | 8.1% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 34.7% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 30.9% | 4.5% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 21.5% | 2.6% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.8% | 0.4% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Bahamas or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 13.2% against 12.3% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Bahamas and South Africa?
- 0.9%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and South Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Bahamas ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 136th 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.