IBRD only vs Laos: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- IBRD only
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 65.4% against 29.3% in IBRD only, a difference of 36.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.2 times IBRD only's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was IBRD only ahead.
IBRD only ranks 6th and Laos ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, IBRD only averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IBRD only | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 14.8% | 9.3% | IBRD only |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 25.8% | 0.3% | IBRD only |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 83.8% | 52.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 52.3% | 28.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, IBRD only or Laos?
- Laos, at 65.4% against 29.3% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between IBRD only and Laos?
- 36.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IBRD only and Laos rank globally for travel services?
- IBRD only ranks 6th 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.