China vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- China
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
China currently reports 41.0% against 21.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 19.4%.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
China ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 32.5% | 21.4% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 34.7% | 12.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.1% | 1.3% | China |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 24.0% | 22.2% | China |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 16.1% | 18.8% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, China or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- China, at 41.0% against 21.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 19.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
- China ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.