Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 40.3% against 21.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 18.7%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Tonga ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.7% | 9.2% | 31.4% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 22.9% | 10.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 6.7% | 31.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 17.3% | 9.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 28.2% | 4.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 31.8% | 15.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 40.3% against 21.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 18.7%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Tonga ranks 24th of 47 groups.
- 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.