Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Russia: Travel services

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
25.1%
in 2024
Russia
52.7%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
13th
Russia rank
10th

Travel services over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Russia
102030405060199420092025

How they compare

Russia currently reports 52.7% against 25.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 27.6%.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Russia ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 13th and Russia ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Russia Difference Ahead
2010s 25.7% 38.2% 12.6% Russia
2020s 23.0% 30.8% 7.7% Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Russia?
Russia, at 52.7% against 25.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in travel services between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Russia?
27.6%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Russia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Russia rank globally for travel services?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 13th and Russia ranks 10th of 47 groups.
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

Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.