Belgium vs France: Travel services
Belgium
17.0%
in 2025
France
17.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
117th
France rank
115th
Travel services over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 17.6% against 17.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 117th and France ranks 115th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 23.2% | 3.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 19.4% | 1.9% | France |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 15.9% | 1.6% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Belgium or France?
- France, at 17.6% against 17.0% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Belgium and France?
- 0.6%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for travel services?
- Belgium ranks 117th and France ranks 115th 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.