Netherlands vs Sweden: Travel services
Netherlands
11.0%
in 2024
Sweden
10.9%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
145th
Sweden rank
146th
Travel services over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 11.0% against 10.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 146th of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 26.4% | 2.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 31.8% | 6.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 35.3% | 10.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 26.3% | 8.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 20.8% | 8.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 10.4% | 2.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 11.0% against 10.9% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for travel services?
- Netherlands ranks 145th and Sweden ranks 146th 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.