Laos vs Nepal: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Laos
65.4%
in 2025
Nepal
65.6%
in 2025
Laos rank
4th
Nepal rank
3rd
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Laos
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 65.6% against 65.4% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.
Laos ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 38.2% | 23.4% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 39.2% | 13.4% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 45.3% | 38.5% | Laos |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 48.7% | 3.5% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Laos or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 65.6% against 65.4% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Laos and Nepal?
- 0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Nepal rank globally for travel services?
- Laos ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 3rd 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.