China vs IDA blend: Travel services
Travel services over time
- China
- IDA blend
How they compare
China currently reports 41.0% against 22.2% in IDA blend, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was IDA blend ahead.
China ranks 23rd and IDA blend ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and IDA blend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 16.5% | 5.4% | IDA blend |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 20.9% | 1.9% | China |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 19.4% | 9.1% | China |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 20.8% | 25.4% | China |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 19.0% | 14.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, China or IDA blend?
- China, at 41.0% against 22.2% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between China and IDA blend?
- 18.8%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA blend?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do China and IDA blend rank globally for travel services?
- China ranks 23rd and IDA blend ranks 21st 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.