Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Travel services

Ethiopia
4.5%
in 2024
Mauritania
3.9%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
181st
Mauritania rank
183rd

Travel services over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.5% against 3.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 181st and Mauritania ranks 183rd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 2.7% 23.8% 21.1% Mauritania
1980s 1.9% 12.5% 10.6% Mauritania
1990s 5.9% 18.7% 12.8% Mauritania
2010s 7.8% 5.5% 2.2% Ethiopia
2020s 7.2% 3.0% 4.2% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
Ethiopia, at 4.5% against 3.9% in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
0.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for travel services?
Ethiopia ranks 181st and Mauritania ranks 183rd 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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Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.