China vs North America: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- China
- North America
How they compare
China currently reports 41.0% against 22.4% in North America, a difference of 18.6%.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was North America ahead.
China ranks 22nd and North America ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 38.6% | 27.5% | North America |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 36.3% | 13.5% | North America |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.7% | 0.7% | China |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 23.9% | 22.3% | China |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 17.5% | 17.5% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, China or North America?
- China, at 41.0% against 22.4% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between China and North America?
- 18.6%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and North America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and North America rank globally for travel services?
- China ranks 22nd and North America ranks 20th 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.