Mexico vs Thailand: Travel services
Mexico
18.3%
in 2025
Thailand
19.2%
in 2025
Mexico rank
108th
Thailand rank
106th
Travel services over time
- Mexico
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 19.2% against 18.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 108th and Thailand ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 17.2% | 43.2% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 45.4% | 16.7% | 28.8% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 22.3% | 20.4% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 16.0% | 13.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 17.5% | 4.2% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 14.4% | 1.9% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Mexico or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 19.2% against 18.3% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Mexico and Thailand?
- 0.9%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for travel services?
- Mexico ranks 108th and Thailand ranks 106th 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.