North America vs Syria: Travel services
Travel services over time
- North America
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 43.9% against 22.4% in North America, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Syria's figure about 2.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 19th and Syria ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.0% | 18.8% | 17.2% | North America |
| 1980s | 38.0% | 34.2% | 3.8% | North America |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 37.5% | 1.4% | Syria |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 33.6% | 7.4% | Syria |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 43.9% | 21.3% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, North America or Syria?
- Syria, at 43.9% against 22.4% in North America as of 2010.
- What is the difference in travel services between North America and Syria?
- 21.5%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Syria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2010.
- How do North America and Syria rank globally for travel services?
- North America ranks 19th and Syria ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- 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.