Palau vs United States: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Palau
22.3%
in 2023
United States
21.8%
in 2025
Palau rank
85th
United States rank
88th
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Palau
- United States
How they compare
Palau currently reports 22.3% against 21.8% in United States, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States ahead.
Palau ranks 85th and United States ranks 88th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 24.7% | 1.6% | United States |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 22.5% | 6.0% | Palau |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 14.7% | 15.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Palau or United States?
- Palau, at 22.3% against 21.8% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in travel services between Palau and United States?
- 0.5%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Palau and United States rank globally for travel services?
- Palau ranks 85th and United States ranks 88th 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.