Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Nigeria: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 31.7% against 11.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.8 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.7% | 9.0% | 6.7% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 17.1% | 3.7% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 27.1% | 9.8% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 25.4% | 5.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 27.8% | 12.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 25.7% | 15.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 31.7% against 11.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Nigeria?
- 20.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Nigeria?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Nigeria rank globally for travel services?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 46th 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.