Malawi vs Samoa: Travel services
Malawi
14.0%
in 2024
Samoa
13.9%
in 2025
Malawi rank
132nd
Samoa rank
134th
Travel services over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 14.0% against 13.9% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Malawi ranks 132nd and Samoa ranks 134th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 10.4% | 5.1% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 12.4% | 7.2% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 10.5% | 7.5% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 16.8% | 21.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 5.6% | 26.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 5.3% | 12.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Malawi or Samoa?
- Malawi, at 14.0% against 13.9% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Malawi and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for travel services?
- Malawi ranks 132nd 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.