Hong Kong vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Travel services

Hong Kong
31.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
14.4%
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
43rd

Travel services over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
102030197720002024

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 31.7% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.3%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'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 (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 31.6% 24.9% 6.7% Hong Kong
2000s 25.3% 23.6% 1.6% Hong Kong
2010s 29.7% 17.8% 11.9% Hong Kong
2020s 16.9% 12.8% 4.2% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Hong Kong, at 31.7% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17.3%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for travel services?
Hong Kong ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd 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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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.