Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Travel services

Burkina Faso
7.3%
in 2024
Gambia
7.0%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Gambia rank
171st

Travel services over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 7.3% against 7.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Gambia ranks 171st of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Gambia Difference Ahead
2000s 12.9% 11.9% 1.0% Burkina Faso
2010s 8.4% 15.8% 7.4% Gambia
2020s 6.5% 7.0% 0.5% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
Burkina Faso, at 7.3% against 7.0% in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for travel services?
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Gambia ranks 171st 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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Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.