Mongolia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Travel services

Mongolia
32.5%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
14.4%
in 2024
Mongolia rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
43rd

Travel services over time

  • Mongolia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 32.5% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Mongolia ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3% 17.8% 17.5% Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 14.5% 23.7% 9.2% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 36.3% 23.6% 12.7% Mongolia
2010s 27.7% 17.8% 9.8% Mongolia
2020s 29.6% 12.8% 16.9% Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Mongolia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mongolia, at 32.5% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18.1%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for travel services?
Mongolia ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd 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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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.