Malawi vs Netherlands: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Malawi
11.8%
in 2025
Netherlands
11.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
145th
Netherlands rank
147th
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Malawi
- Netherlands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.8% against 11.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malawi ranks 145th and Netherlands ranks 147th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 26.9% | 21.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 24.8% | 19.7% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 25.2% | 7.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 17.9% | 18.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 12.2% | 19.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 8.5% | 8.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Malawi or Netherlands?
- Malawi, at 11.8% against 11.6% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Malawi and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Netherlands?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Netherlands rank globally for travel services?
- Malawi ranks 145th and Netherlands ranks 147th 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.