Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Travel services

Ethiopia
4.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.6%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
181st
Sierra Leone rank
180th

Travel services over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
0204060197720002024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 2.7% 8.6% 5.9% Sierra Leone
1980s 1.9% 14.8% 12.8% Sierra Leone
1990s 6.4% 47.5% 41.0% Sierra Leone
2000s 8.0% 31.8% 23.8% Sierra Leone
2010s 7.3% 7.6% 0.3% Sierra Leone
2020s 7.2% 5.7% 1.5% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for travel services?
Ethiopia ranks 181st and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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

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.