Hong Kong vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Travel services
Travel services over time
- Hong Kong
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 31.7% against 14.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 24.9% | 6.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.7% | 1.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 17.8% | 11.8% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 12.8% | 4.1% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Hong Kong or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Hong Kong, at 31.7% against 14.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
- Hong Kong ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
- 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.