Mongolia vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Mongolia
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 36.2% against 18.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 17.9%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 2.0 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Mongolia ranks 40th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 4 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 8.1% | 7.8% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 10.8% | 3.8% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 14.4% | 21.9% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 16.9% | 10.8% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 15.7% | 15.1% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Mongolia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Mongolia, at 36.2% against 18.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Mongolia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 17.9%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for travel services?
- Mongolia ranks 40th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th 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.