Indonesia vs Malaysia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Indonesia
22.5%
in 2025
Malaysia
22.9%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
83rd
Malaysia rank
80th
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 22.9% against 22.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malaysia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 80th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 29.9% | 17.3% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 18.4% | 2.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.9% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 27.0% | 3.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 17.7% | 2.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 22.9% against 22.5% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for travel services?
- Indonesia ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 80th 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.