Iraq vs Lower middle income: Travel services

Iraq
38.6%
in 2024
Lower middle income
19.7%
in 2025
Iraq rank
31st
Lower middle income rank
33rd

Travel services over time

  • Iraq
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 38.6% against 19.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 18.9%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Iraq ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 33rd of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 11.0% 17.3% 6.3% Lower middle income
2010s 35.1% 18.6% 16.4% Iraq
2020s 41.4% 17.1% 24.4% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Iraq or Lower middle income?
Iraq, at 38.6% against 19.7% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Iraq and Lower middle income?
18.9%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lower middle income?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Lower middle income rank globally for travel services?
Iraq ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 33rd 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

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.