Caribbean Small States vs Macao: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 39.9% against 20.1% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 19.8%.
That makes Macao's figure about 2.0 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 30th and Macao ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 29.6% | 2.8% | Macao |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 34.6% | 21.2% | Macao |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 34.4% | 21.8% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Caribbean Small States or Macao?
- Macao, at 39.9% against 20.1% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Caribbean Small States and Macao?
- 19.8%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Macao?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Macao rank globally for travel services?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 30th and Macao ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- 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.