Madagascar vs Samoa: Travel services
Madagascar
14.0%
in 2024
Samoa
13.9%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
131st
Samoa rank
134th
Travel services over time
- Madagascar
- Samoa
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 14.0% against 13.9% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 131st and Samoa ranks 134th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 10.4% | 3.4% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 12.4% | 5.6% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 10.5% | 11.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 16.8% | 3.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 5.6% | 7.8% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 5.3% | 6.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Madagascar or Samoa?
- Madagascar, at 14.0% against 13.9% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Madagascar and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Samoa rank globally for travel services?
- Madagascar ranks 131st and Samoa ranks 134th 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.