Iceland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Travel services
Travel services over time
- Iceland
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 36.3% against 14.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 21.8%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.8% | 17.3% | 4.5% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 17.9% | 14.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 22.8% | 25.8% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 22.2% | 5.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 17.8% | 17.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 12.8% | 17.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Iceland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Iceland, at 36.3% against 14.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 21.8%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
- Iceland ranks 41st 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.