Kiribati vs United States: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Kiribati
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 21.8% against 21.6% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
Kiribati ranks 89th and United States ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.4% | 40.9% | 23.4% | United States |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 37.7% | 21.0% | United States |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 22.7% | 4.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 21.5% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.8% | 2.0% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Kiribati or United States?
- United States, at 21.8% against 21.6% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Kiribati and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and United States rank globally for travel services?
- Kiribati ranks 89th and United States ranks 87th 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.