China vs High income: Travel services
Travel services over time
- China
- High income
How they compare
China currently reports 41.0% against 21.1% in High income, a difference of 19.9%.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was High income ahead.
China ranks 23rd and High income ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and High income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 31.6% | 20.5% | High income |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 31.7% | 8.2% | High income |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.0% | 1.3% | China |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 23.0% | 23.2% | China |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 16.5% | 18.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, China or High income?
- China, at 41.0% against 21.1% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between China and High income?
- 19.9%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and High income?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and High income rank globally for travel services?
- China ranks 23rd and High income ranks 26th 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.