Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Syria: Travel services

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
24.2%
in 2024
Syria
43.9%
in 2010
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
14th
Syria rank
17th

Travel services over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 43.9% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 19.7%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.8 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Syria ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Syria ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 22.4% 40.1% 17.7% Syria
2000s 27.9% 33.6% 5.8% Syria
2010s 26.8% 43.9% 17.1% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Syria?
Syria, at 43.9% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in travel services between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Syria?
19.7%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Syria?
17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2010.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Syria rank globally for travel services?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Syria ranks 17th 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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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.