Least developed countries vs Tonga: Travel services

Least developed countries
17.6%
in 2024
Tonga
36.7%
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
37th
Tonga rank
38th

Travel services over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Tonga
10203040197119972024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 36.7% against 17.6% in Least developed countries, a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.1 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tonga ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 37th and Tonga ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 13.4% 20.0% 6.6% Tonga
1990s 17.3% 6.7% 10.7% Least developed countries
2000s 14.7% 17.3% 2.6% Tonga
2010s 14.5% 28.2% 13.7% Tonga
2020s 13.8% 30.1% 16.3% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Least developed countries or Tonga?
Tonga, at 36.7% against 17.6% in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Least developed countries and Tonga?
19.1%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Tonga?
36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
Least developed countries ranks 37th and Tonga ranks 38th 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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Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.