Kenya vs Nicaragua: Travel services

Kenya
16.0%
in 2024
Nicaragua
16.2%
in 2024
Kenya rank
121st
Nicaragua rank
119th

Travel services over time

  • Kenya
  • Nicaragua
0204060197519992024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 16.2% against 16.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Kenya ranks 121st and Nicaragua ranks 119th of 198 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 9.6% 47.3% 37.7% Nicaragua
1980s 5.1% 11.2% 6.1% Nicaragua
1990s 13.7% 25.6% 11.9% Nicaragua
2000s 16.8% 21.5% 4.7% Nicaragua
2010s 8.1% 18.7% 10.6% Nicaragua
2020s 10.7% 12.4% 1.7% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Kenya or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 16.2% against 16.0% in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Kenya and Nicaragua?
0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for travel services?
Kenya ranks 121st and Nicaragua ranks 119th 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.