Latin America & Caribbean vs Philippines: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 39.9% against 21.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 18.0%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2% | 6.8% | 31.4% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 31.6% | 7.0% | 24.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 10.7% | 22.5% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 34.8% | 8.8% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 47.1% | 24.0% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 26.3% | 10.3% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Latin America & Caribbean or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 39.9% against 21.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
- 18.0%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines rank globally for travel services?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 25th 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.