Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Kuwait: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 44.5% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 59.0% | 36.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 59.2% | 31.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 48.2% | 22.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 45.4% | 24.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 44.5% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 20.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kuwait rank globally for travel services?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- 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.