New Zealand vs United States: Travel services
New Zealand
22.0%
in 2025
United States
21.8%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
84th
United States rank
87th
Travel services over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 22.0% against 21.8% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 84th and United States ranks 87th of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 25.8% | 4.7% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 21.5% | 9.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.8% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, New Zealand or United States?
- New Zealand, at 22.0% against 21.8% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between New Zealand and United States?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for travel services?
- New Zealand ranks 84th and United States ranks 87th 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.