Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Tonga: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 40.3% against 21.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd and Tonga ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2% | 9.2% | 29.0% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 31.6% | 22.9% | 8.7% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 6.7% | 29.0% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 17.3% | 8.4% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 28.2% | 5.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 31.8% | 16.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 40.3% against 21.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
- 19.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd 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.