Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Travel services
Travel services over time
- Kuwait
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 44.5% against 22.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.3% | 19.0% | 14.2% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 55.6% | 17.6% | 38.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 17.7% | 39.6% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 22.7% | 25.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 23.4% | 22.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Kuwait, at 44.5% against 22.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 22.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for travel services?
- Kuwait ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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.