Cyprus vs Greece: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Cyprus
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 9.9% against 9.4% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Greece ahead.
Cyprus ranks 154th and Greece ranks 152nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.3% | 24.6% | 3.3% | Greece |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 30.0% | 5.2% | Greece |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 34.9% | 7.7% | Greece |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 23.7% | 7.4% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 14.5% | 5.0% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Cyprus or Greece?
- Greece, at 9.9% against 9.4% in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Cyprus and Greece?
- 0.5%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for travel services?
- Cyprus ranks 154th and Greece ranks 152nd 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.