Libya vs Maldives: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Libya
28.8%
in 2023
Maldives
27.9%
in 2025
Libya rank
53rd
Maldives rank
55th
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Libya
- Maldives
How they compare
Libya currently reports 28.8% against 27.9% in Maldives, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 53rd and Maldives ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1% | 1.6% | 20.5% | Libya |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 16.8% | 12.6% | Libya |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 44.2% | 12.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 39.0% | 1.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 29.4% | 9.2% | Libya |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 18.4% | 10.9% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Libya or Maldives?
- Libya, at 28.8% against 27.9% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in travel services between Libya and Maldives?
- 0.9%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Maldives rank globally for travel services?
- Libya ranks 53rd and Maldives ranks 55th 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.