Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Laos: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 65.4% against 29.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 36.0%.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Laos ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 15.0% | 12.2% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 25.8% | 6.5% | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 83.8% | 55.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 52.3% | 29.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Laos?
- Laos, at 65.4% against 29.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?
- 36.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos rank globally for travel services?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Laos ranks 4th 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.