Botswana vs Ghana: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Botswana
9.4%
in 2025
Ghana
9.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
157th
Ghana rank
159th
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.4% against 9.3% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 157th and Ghana ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 10.3% | 10.7% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 10.1% | 15.1% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 7.0% | 15.9% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 23.7% | 22.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 11.2% | 15.9% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 2.2% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Botswana or Ghana?
- Botswana, at 9.4% against 9.3% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Botswana and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for travel services?
- Botswana ranks 157th and Ghana ranks 159th 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.