Pacific island small states vs Vanuatu: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Pacific island small states
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 51.5% against 26.0% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 25.5%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.0 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Pacific island small states ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.9% | 10.8% | 6.0% | Pacific island small states |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 10.8% | 4.4% | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.7% | 1.7% | Pacific island small states |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 28.5% | 7.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 49.2% | 28.6% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Pacific island small states or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 51.5% against 26.0% in Pacific island small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in travel services between Pacific island small states and Vanuatu?
- 25.5%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Vanuatu?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Pacific island small states and Vanuatu rank globally for travel services?
- Pacific island small states ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 11th 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.