Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 31.7% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Nigeria ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 17.3% | 7.1% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 17.9% | 0.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 23.5% | 3.5% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 23.7% | 1.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 17.8% | 10.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 12.8% | 12.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nigeria, at 31.7% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Nigeria ranks 46th 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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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.