Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lebanon: Travel services

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
28.4%
in 2024
Lebanon
55.8%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Lebanon rank
8th

Travel services over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Lebanon
20406080199420092024

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 55.8% against 28.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 27.4%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lebanon ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Lebanon ranks 8th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Lebanon Difference Ahead
2000s 31.6% 40.3% 8.7% Lebanon
2010s 28.0% 38.4% 10.4% Lebanon
2020s 20.5% 44.3% 23.7% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 55.8% against 28.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in travel services between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
27.4%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon rank globally for travel services?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Lebanon ranks 8th 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.